Awards and Presentations

 

On September 17, 2015, Mr. Fontaine presented information on the OSHA IMIS database relative to the respirable crystalline silica dust sampes collected between 1984 and 2013.  The results indicate that most of the sample results were below the ACGIH TLV of 0.025 mg/m3 as an 8-hour time-weighted avarage exposure.  Hence, lowering the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) may not have a tremendous economic impact based on the current state of technology and engineering controls. More information can be found on the NJ section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (NJAIHA) website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The paper was uploaded and published in Academia.edu along with the MS PowerPoint, whcih describes the details of the investigation. In addition, the paper was accepted by the American Society for Safety Engineers (ASSE) for presentation at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.  Speicfics of the longitudinal study will be discussed in Session 738 on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. 

 

The American Industrial Hygiene Assocation (AIHA) announced acceptance of PDC 104: Global Occupational Health Concerns in Developing Countries: A Partner for Social Justice and is scheduled for presentation on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The 1-day PDC will be presented by Mr. Fontaine in conjuction with repreentatives from Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) at the AIHce in Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A presentation was made to the Potomac AIHA and the National Capital ASSE at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD on November 16, 2015. The topic of occupational dermatoses focused on the second leading cause of occupational illness among workers across the enterprise of industry. There are at least 26,000 cases of skin disease diagnosed by physicians in industry every year according to BLS statistics but there are many more cases which are never reported for fear of reprisal by employers or failure to understand the illness is work-related. Estimates suggest this number could be as high as 400,000. 

 

On December 3, 2015, on behalf of the NJ section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (NJAIHA) a 4-hour professional development course was offered to the membership of the NJ section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association to discuss the status of occupational health and industrial hygiene in developing countries. The course was delivered at the PSE&G conference facility in South Plainfield, NJ. The course was attended by university professors, stakeholders in multi-national corporations, and graduate students. This course is a prelude to a 1-day professional development course being offered at the upcoming American Industrial Hygiene Association Industrial Hygiene Conference being held in Baltimore, MD in May 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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