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Some
Examples of How It Works
- After
a spill of toluene in an enclosed space, what is the potential air
concentration? Is this concentration above or below the odor threshold,
the TLV, the IDLH, the RD50, and the LC50?
- What
chemicals are used as disinfectants, and which ones can cause occupational
asthma?
- Solvent
exposure—what are organic solvents? In which processes are they used?
- What
diseases are linked to carpenters and cough?
- What
chemicals can cause toxic pneumonitis?
- Hazardous
job tasks for workers in medical or dental services;
- Welding
hazards;
- Hazardous
job tasks of manicurists;
- Hairdressers
may be exposed to what chemicals?
- Hazardous
job tasks for hypersensitivity pneumonitis;
- Jobs
with high-risk job tasks for lead exposure;
- What
processes are associated with carbon monoxide exposure?
- What
is the biological Exposure Index (BEI) for cadmium?
- Which
"ketones" are in the database?
- What
hazards are associated with metalworking fluids?
Hints for Each Example
- Type
"toluene" and click the Agent icon. Vapor pressure (VP) is a
measure of the chemical's volatility at standard room temperature (68 deg
F). VP X 1300 = saturated concentration ppm of the chemical after a spill
in a confined space (Sullivan & Kreiger, 2001, p. 34) The definitions
of odor threshold, TLV, IDLH, RD50, and LC50 are in the Glossary.
- Type
"disinfectants." Find "Using Disinfectants" in Processes.
See linked chemicals. Then Home, Agents, & "By Processes and
Adverse Effects." Do query of "Using Disinfectants" and
"Asthma."
- Type
"solvents." Find
ORGANIC SOLVENTS. See linked Processes.
- Under
"Occupational Diseases" click "By Jobs and Symptoms."
Find "Carpenters" in the dropdown list and check the
"cough" checkbox.
- Type
"toxic pneumonitis." Find
the disease "Pneumonitis, toxic" and see associated chemicals.
- See
the Job Tasks category, "Medical or Dental Services."
- Type
"weld." Click "Job Tasks Results" and then
"Processes Results."
- Type
"manicurists." Click "Jobs Results.".
- Search
for "hair." Find "Dressing Hair" under Processes. Find
"Hairdressers" under Jobs.
- Look
in the disease category "Pneumoconiosis" and find
"hypersensitivity pneumonitis."
- Type
"lead" in the search box, and click the Disease icon. Under Job
Tasks, click "Remove lead coatings" to see associated jobs.
- Find
"carbon monoxide" in Agents, and look at associated processes.
- Type
"cadmium" in the search box, and click "Cadmium."
- Click
"By Types of Agents" under "Hazardous Agents." Then
click "Solvents" and then "Ketones."
- Type
"metalworking" and then click Job Tasks Results.
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