Course Description:
Recorded at AIHce EXP 2022
Presentations
Big Data and Exposure Risk Assessment in the USAF
In 1997, President Clinton ordered the creation of a Force Health Protection Program. This program mandated life-long exposure records for all DoD personnel (military and civilian) throughout their careers. The Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS) is the repository for all DoD industrial hygiene data and is the system of record for the DoD Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER). While data went into DOEHRS, there was no direct means to extract information needed for exposure risk assessment. The objective was to create a specialized report to extract IH occupational exposure data and standardized processes for analysis and communication. The report (Universal Air Report, or UAR), created by USAFSAM, provided the foundation information for the statistical analysis. This presentation will provide an overview of the UAR, the statistical analysis, risk categorization, and tools used to communicate the results of the exposure risk assessment and metrics that were developed. Already, the effort has impacted decision making and metrics developed are under consideration for rollout and stewardship.
Acknowledgments & References
C. McWilson, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine/Occupational and Environmental Department, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA. Team lead for creation of Universal Air Report. Reviewed analysis process, metrics, and presentations. Validated analysis results.
A. Gibson, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine/Occupational and Environmental Department, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA. Assisted with creation and validation of Universal Air Report. Extracted data from DOEHRS. Created protocol to sort extracted data from DOEHRS into a final dataset. Validated final dataset.
Author
Mr. Stuart Webster, CIH, United States Air Force Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
United States of America
Exposure Assessment and Control — Missed Opportunities
Many exposure assessments utilize one or two integrated samples to cover the workday. The resulting number (i.e., TWA) represents the worker's exposure for that day and is the basis for compliance, SEG, PPE selection and control decisions. Hidden within the TWA are the peaks, valleys and other variations that shaped the worker's exposure. Within this hidden part are useful details about the exposure and where efficient and effective exposure control solutions lie.
Author
Tom Morris, MS, CIH, CSP, Morris Innovative IH & Safety Solutions, LLC Cincinnati, OH
United States of America
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Presentation Date:
05/24/2022
Presenters:
Joseph Dartt, CIH
Stuart Webster, CIH
Tom Morris, MS, CIH, CSP