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Special points of interest:
• Welcome to our new
Members!
• Selected abstracts for
your reading pleasure
• Check out the “Tips
and Other Bright Ideas” page
• MIHA is on Facebook!
• Article of Interest -
5 Simple Ways to Prevent Repetitive Motion Injuries
In this issue:
MIHA Activities 2
Upcoming Events 6
Abstracts 7
AIHA Publication 10
Let us see those hands up now!
This year we will have the third installation of the National Industrial Hygiene Conference on 5 & 6 May 2010 at the Swiss-Garden Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The theme for this conference “Industrial Hygiene - The Key to Workers’ Health Protection”. It will be two days of knowledge sharing and thought provoking program for the industrial hygiene professionals. Join us to make this conference a success and a memorable one.
You can also be part of a prestigious and internationally recognized conference which MIHA will host in 2010. The “IOHA International Scientific Conference” will be held in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 5th to 7th
March 2012. This conference will be the congregation of the “shakers and movers” of the industrial hygiene field. This is where you can interact like-minded people and gain new insights.
We seek MIHA members whom are desirous and enthusiastic to share their knowledge and expertise and contribute to the success of events that will be organized. People with boundless energy are also welcomed.
If your desire is to advance the profession of industrial hygienist, you can also participate in the Technical Committee that have been formed. This month, the Technical Committee on Chemical Health Risk Assessment will meet. This Technical Committee will be THE VOICE of the Assessors. Let your voice be heard loud and clear .
Please contact MIHA’s office or email your intent to [email protected]. If you have any questions, you can also email us and we will be happy to answer them. Again, put up those hands as we can’t wait to start working with you.
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Malaysian Industrial Hygiene Association
February 2010 Issue 1/2010
The Digest
ACTIVITIES MIHA’s Activities are not limited to organization of training and conferences for our members. As a profes-sional society, we are invited to participate in consultation session for enhancement of existing industrial hy-giene practices and development of new standards. We maintain close working relationship with DOSH and SOCSO as we have participated in several workshops and engagement sessions.
If you are interested to be part of this consultation process, please express your interest by sending an email to [email protected].
6 Jan: Perbincangan Kurikulum Program Sarjana Sains (Keselamatan & Kesihatan Pekerjaan) dengan pengkhususan
di Universiti Malaysia Pahang bersama "EXPERT PANEL" di Industri & Badan Profesional
22 Jan, 26 May, 10 July: Meeting for TC On Air Quality
3 Feb: Courtesy Visit to Dato’ Ir. Dr. Johari, Director General, DOSH
16 – 19 Feb, 17 Nov: RETREAT Pemurnian Modul Latihan Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling
of Chemicals (GHS) bg Sektor Tempat Kerja Industri
10 Mar: Draf OSH Master Plant For Malaysia 2015
31 Mar – 1 Apr: Bengkel Pindaan Peraturan-Peraturan Keselamatan & Kesihatan Pekerjaan ( Pengguna & Standard
Pendedahan Bahan Kimia Berbahaya kpd Kesihatan ) 2000
9 Apr: Follow up meeting on DOSH –MIHA Collaborations
14 -15 Apr: Bengkel Draf Pindaan “Industrial Code of Practice on IAQ”
12 May: Mesyuarat Penyemakan Semula Kurikulum dan Modul Latihan CHRA (Modul 1, 2 dan 3)
25 May: Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Standard Perindustrian bagi Keselamatan Pekerjaan dan Kesihatan (ISC W)
23 June: Majlis Dialog/Sesi Maklum Balas Umum Bagi Membincangkan Draf Pindaan Peraturan2 Keselamatan dan
Kesihatan Pekerjaan(Penggunaan & Standard Pendedahan Bahan Kimia Berbahaya kepada Kesihatan)2000
20 Aug, 28 – 29 Oct: Mesyuarat jawatankuasa penggubalan bagi semakan/pindaan “Assessment of the Health Risks
Arising From the Use of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace,2nd Edition"
1 Sept: Courtesy visit to Dato’ Dr. Mohamed
Azman Aziz Mohamed, Senior Manager,
SOCSO.
17 Sept: "Penjajaran Standard: Konsultasi
MITI bersama Sektor-Sektor Industri di Ma-
laysia (MITI)"
29 Sept: Pembangunan Garis Panduan
Penaksiran Risiko Bahan Kimia Berbahaya
kepada Kesihatan "Control Banding"
27 Oct: Courtesy Visit by Korean Officials – 2
Korean Ministry officials, 1 KOSHA officer
and other delegates are representatives of
enterprises in Korea. Courtesy Visit to SOCSO on 1 Sept 2009
3rd National Industrial Hygiene Conference 2010
5 – 6 May 2010
Registration is open now! Reserve
your seats and enjoy the EARLY
BIRD RATE! Early Bird Fees for
MIHA members is RM 600 only.
Please note that the early bird rate
is valid for registration received
with full payment before 1st April
2010.
The third installment of NIHC 2010
will be held at Swiss-Garden Hotel
Kuala Lumpur. An exhibition will
also be held in conjunction with this
2-day event.
The 2 day conference consists of a
plenary session on the first day and
2 concurrent sessions on the second
day. We will have distinguished
speakers from DOSH, SOCSO,
MIHA, SOEM, AIHA, AMM,
universities and multi-national
companies. The papers presented
will cover research & study,
exposure assessment, capability competency, control & technology, emerging issues and
industry practices.
For competent persons (Assessors, IAQ Assessors, OHDs, noise competent person &
hygiene technicians) with DOSH, this conference will earn you 24 points (where annually
you would be required to accumulate 30 points in order to renew your registration) . For
the Safety & Health Officers, we will be applying CEP points from DOSH. Those who are on
MIHA’s mailing list will receive the conference brochure shortly.
If you require further details on the conference or interested to participate in the
exhibition, kindly contact us at [email protected].
This prestigious event will arrive at our shores in 2012!
Please send an email to [email protected] if you wish to be updated on our mailing list for future announcements related to
IOHA 2012 Kuala Lumpur.
IOHA’s 8th International Congress will be held in Roma, Italy from 28 Septem-ber to 2 October 2010 at Università Urbaniana. The Congress will bring together an international panel of experts to discuss social responsibility strategies for the decade of 2010-2020, to define occupational hygiene methods and tools needed in countries with different levels of industrial development, and to discuss current oc-cupational hazards related to new emerging technologies and social scenarios. Roma 2010 represents a fundamental step towards ensuring that industrial hygien-ists play a leading role in the new integrated markets of Environment, Health & Safety, adapting their professional profile to new requests emerging with Social Re-sponsibility, Sustainable Development and the increasing complexity of a multidisci-plinary scenario
The IOHA 2010 Organizing Committee has extended the deadline to submit ab-stracts to March 1st 2010. For poster submissions, this is further extended to March 15th. Please refer to www.ioha2010.org for more details.
School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia in collaboration with PERSALA (Persatuan Siswazah Lanjutan) will be organizing the 2nd Na-tional Conference on Environment and Health. The 2 day confer-ence will be held at Renaissance Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan from 17 to 18 March 2010. The conference’s theme is “Sustainable Health Through Better Environment”. The goals of the conference are:
• To discuss environmental problems and related health disorders in Malaysia, encourage research and recommend intervention measures
• To bring advanced knowledge, skills, and updated technology in the field of environment and health sciences to the nation and educational institutions
• To strengthen collaborations among participated agencies/individual, different educational institution, health and environmental agencies to promote healthy environment for a better health through collaborative projects
For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.ppsk.usm.my/seminar/nceh2010.nsf/intro
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
-Confucius
The sampling performance of the semivolatile aerosol dichotomous sampler (SADS) was tested and com-pared with existing vapor and particle sampling methods: filtration, electrostatic precipitation, and vapor ad-sorption. Seven different test fluids were used to generate test droplets, and their concentrations and com-position in each phase were evaluated using gas chromatography. The amount of wall loss inside the SADS was also evaluated. Combined vapor and particle concentrations for each test aerosol were not statistically different from one another as a function of test method. However, the particle concentrations estimated us-ing the SADS were statistically higher than those from the other methods. Because it can avoid evaporative losses, SADS will sample semivolatile aerosols more accurately than common filtration methods and may often yield higher particle concentrations than can be measured using the other methods.
Experimental Evaluation of Oil Mists Using a Semivolatile Aerosol Dichotomous Sampler
Seung Won Kim & Peter C. Raynor, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Volume 7, Issue 4 April 2010 , pages 203 - 215
Airborne Fungi in Dwellings for Dairy Cows and Laying Hens
Kristina Matković, Marija Vučemilo and Bara Vinković, Archives of Industrial Hygiene & Toxicology, Volume 60, Number 4, December 2009
The air of animal dwellings can contain great amounts of bioaerosol com-posed of dust, bacteria, fungi, and endotoxins. The composition may depend on animal species, building construction, animal accommodation, and micro-climate parameters, to name just a few factors. Pathogens contained may be a serious threat to animal and human health. The aim of our study was to analyse the fungi aerosol content in a stable housing dairy cows and in a coop for laying hens over the three autumn months of 2007. In both dwellings, the most common were the fungi Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., and yeasts, fol-lowed by Cladosporium sp., Fusarium sp., Mucor sp., Scopulariopsis sp., Al-ternaria sp., and Rhizopus sp. Our results are entirely in line with values re-ported in literature and are at the lower end of the range. They call for fur-ther investigation that would eventually lead to setting air quality standards for animal dwellings and to developing reliable monitoring systems in order to ensure safe food and safe environment.
Go to Versita.com for full article.
Dermal Exposure of Pesticide Applicators as a Measure of Coverall Performance Under Field Conditions
K. Machera, A. Tsakirakis, A. Charistou, P. Anastasiadou and C. R. Glass, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 53, Number 6, August 2009, pages 573-584
In this study, the field performance of two coverall designs used by pesticide applicators was determined. Dermal exposure was measured during 22 applications conducted with 11 operators using similar hand-held spray guns in greenhouse pepper crops . One of the coverall designs studied was made from a cotton/polyester material treated with a water-repellent Resist Spills® finish, which was compared in the field study to a coverall of similar design,
but using a woven, untreated cotton material. Under the field trial conditions evaluated, both the coverall designs gave better protection than the default values used in the most relevant predictive exposure model. Therefore, they could be considered as appropriate tools of personal protection when both comfort and field performance is taken into account under the specific application scenario.
Are sitting for the CIH exam or preparing for it? Hurry up to register for the CIH Exam PreparationWorkshop which will be organized on 23 March 2010. Here you can get invaluable tips from the trainer, Wan Sabrina Wan Mohamad, CIH. To boost your preparations, you can also purchase the In-dustrial Hygiene Desk Reference Card and the Industrial Hygiene Reference & Study Guide. Both of these study aids are published by AIHA. You can go to AIHA Marketplace’s to search for them. We will be happy to assist you with your order. Kindly contact [email protected] for details.
International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) - http://www.ioha.net/index.html
IOHA was established to improve, promote and develop occupational hygiene worldwide through its member organisations, and to improve and maintain a safe and healthy working environment for all. From its creation in 1987, IOHA has grown to 26 member organisations, representing over 20,000 occupational hygienists worldwide.
Journal of Occupational Medicine & Toxicology http://www.occup-med.com JOMTis an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that considers original research related to the field of occupational medicine and toxicology. JOMT is aimed at clinicians and researchers in the wide-ranging discipline of occupational medicine and toxicology. The field is devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, management and scientific analysis of occupational diseases, injuries and disability; it also covers the promotion of health of workers, their families, and communities.
Royal College of Physicians
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/Listing.aspx The web link above brings you direct to the PUBLICATIONS page. Here you can find the guidelines published by the Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit run by the Royal College of Physicians in partnership with the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. These guidelines are commissioned by and funded by National Health Service (NHS) Plus. Guidelines such as Dermatitis: Occupational Aspects of Management and Upper Limb Disorders: Occupational Aspects of Management would be of interest specifically to occupational health doctors and industrial hygienist, in general. Publications are listed in alphabetical order.
Hi fellow FB’s out there! Now MIHA has a presence in your world too! Search for “Malaysian Industrial Hygiene Association” and you will find MIHA’s page. Currently we update the upcoming training courses here and we foresee that the MIHA pages can be used as a discussion forum among others. While you are on FB, let us know what would you like to see on MIHA pages.
Article of Interest FIVE SIMPLE WAYS TO PREVENT REPETITIVE MOTION INJURIES By Richard Hawk, CEO, www.MakeSafetyFun.com
You must move to work. Though you may know someone who regularly tries to disprove this fact, there is really no way to get around it. It's like flipping a coin; until you move your thumb or finger nothing happens, likewise with many jobs. The work will only gets done if someone repeats the same motion over and over again.
If you're a cashier, you must move your hand back and forth all day. It's the only way you can "ring up" all your customers' items. To make a living as a professional photographer, you must push a shutter button again and again and again. And if you cut tree limbs, you've got to continually squeeze the cutting tool to do your job.
The effect of this repeated action can lead to an injury (cumulative trauma). You can't do the work unless you make the moves, but if you make the moves you might get injured. What makes the problem even more complicated is that some people never show signs of any pain or weakness, even after several years on the job. While you on the other hand, feel a numbing sensation in your fingers six months after you join the company.
Remember, you must make the motion to do the work. So, what is a repetitive person to do?
1. Support Yourself: Why make your body do more work than it has to? Unless you are exer-cising, you want to perform the most work with the least amount of strain. See if you can safely support yourself-- especially your wrists and elbows. Talk to someone who can provide you with this support. Often a simple brace can reduce the strain to a much lower level.
2. Get Ready, Get Set, Before You Go: Would you run a race without any preparation? It's not a good idea. Before you start any repetitive motion, stretch. Prepare your body parts for action. Limber up--not just your arm or wrist but your whole body. It's good for you. Get ready and get set in the best position possible- BEFORE you decide to go.
3. Change Positions: Twisting, turning, yanking and extended reach are the main culprits be-hind many repetitive motion injuries. Sometimes a simple change in your position can eliminate most of the strain. Can you lower or raise your position so you don't have to reach so far? Don't wrestle with your work if you don't have to.
4. Break It Up: For five hours you're at the computer, then for two hours you do some other kind of work. Must you be at the keyboard for five hours in a row? Of course you take breaks, but could you, after three hours, do some other work for an hour, and then go back to the keyboard? Whatever repetitive move you make , the more you can "break it up" the better.
5. Straighten Up: Watch how people work and you'll find that almost everyone slouches when they sit and leans forward when they stand. It is oh, so much better for your body when you sit and stand straight. Work on it. Ask friends to remind you when they see you slouching at work. Besides helping you look better, straightening up may also relieve some of your repetitive motion strain.
A simple article to share with your employees!
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DATES TO REMEMBER
23 March 2010
CIH Workshop, Swiss-Garden Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
31 March 2010
Last day of registration to qualify for the Early Bird rate for the National Industrial Hygiene Conference
5 - 6 May 2010
3rd National Industrial Hygiene Conference, Swiss-Garden Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Something interesting you wish to share amongst all of us? With the aim
of sharing knowledge and experience within our fraternity, we invite all
those interested in contributing to the MIHA’s Digest, to please email
your write‐ups to the committee ([email protected]). We would
like to increase the voice of this publication to not that of one, but all
who make up this association.
Radiation Safety Officer Survival Handbook
By Joseph Vincelli, Norman W. Henry, III, John J. Miller, and James R. Weldy
The use of radiation in research, medicine, and industry is highly
regulated. Safety professionals working with radiation must pos-
sess not only a good understanding of science, but also of regula-
tory requirements. The RSO Survival Handbook provides an intro-
duction to radiation safety including basic radiation science, radia-
tion safety practices and procedures, and federal or state regula-
tions. References and examples of forms to be used for surveys,
audits, or for other specific investigations are included. The infor-
mation provided in this reference will benefit the RSO working in
an academic, research, or medical facility.
The AIHA 2009-10 Fall/Winter Publications Catalog can now be downloaded from AIHA’s Marketplace (http://www.aiha.org/marketplace/Pages/default.aspx). There’s almost 100 publications in this catalog. Browse at your own leisure and contact us at [email protected] if you want to purchase any of these books.
