Industrial Hygiene: Unit VIII Essay Unit VIII Essay White Paper You are an industrial hygienist for a major pharmaceutical company. The CEO has contacted you regarding a new product line that will be produced in your facility. The new product involves the handling and use of an engineered nanomaterial. To date, your company’s health and safety program has not had to address any safety concerns associated with handling and use of these materials. Using the Centers for Disease Control document in the Required Reading section below as your authoritative source, prepare a three-to five-page “white paper” that provides an overview of engineered materials and includes a discussion of the following:  background and industry overview of engineered nanomaterials,  exposure control strategies,  nanotechnology processes and engineering controls,  hazard control evaluations,  health hazards associated with exposures, and  conclusions and recommendations . As you prepare your paper, keep in mind that this should be a high-level overview that is understandable to all employees in the organization: from upper management to production workers. All sources used, including your textbook, should be cited and referenced properly using APA format. Required Reading Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2002). Public health statement for Beryllium. Retrieved from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=339&tid=33 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2013). Current strategies for engineering controls in nanomaterial production and downstream handling processes (DHHS [NIOSH] Publication no. 2014-102). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2014 - 102/pdfs/2014-102.pdf http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=339&tid=33 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2014%20-%20102/pdfs/2014-102.pdf Teambuilding: Unit VIII Article Critique Unit VIII Article Critique Select two current, professional journal articles that are at least four pages in length. You must write a critical assessment of the articles for this assignment. In preparation, follow the guidelines established below: Find two articles (that are less than five years old) that pertain to team building or improving team performance and annotate, in your own words, as you read. Note the authors’ main points and thesis statements. The critiques should be approximately two to three pages EACH in length (not counting the title and reference page). The assignment is due at the completion of Unit VIII. Plan early to avoid missing the deadline. Part I: Introduction Start EACH critique with the following information: the author's name, the article title, and the author's thesis statement. Part II: Summary Summarize the author's purpose and main points; providing examples for clarity of understanding the author’s intended implications. Share key topics that support the.

1. Industrial Hygiene: Unit VIII Essay
Unit VIII Essay
White Paper
You are an industrial hygienist for a major pharmaceutical
company. The CEO has contacted you
regarding a new product line that will be produced in your
facility. The new product involves the handling
and use of an engineered nanomaterial. To date, your company’s
health and safety program has not had to
address any safety concerns associated with handling and use of
these materials.
Using the Centers for Disease Control document in the Required
Reading section below as your
authoritative source, prepare a three-to five-page “white paper”
that provides an overview of
engineered materials and includes a discussion of the following:
nanomaterials,

2. ated with exposures, and
.
As you prepare your paper, keep in mind that this should be a
high-level overview that is understandable
to all employees in the organization: from upper management to
production workers.
All sources used, including your textbook, should be cited and
referenced properly using APA format.
Required Reading
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2002).
Public health statement
for Beryllium. Retrieved from
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=339&tid=33
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2013).
Current strategies for

3. engineering controls in nanomaterial production and
downstream handling
processes (DHHS [NIOSH] Publication no. 2014-102).
Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2014 -
102/pdfs/2014-102.pdf
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=339&tid=33
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2014%20-%20102/pdfs/2014-
102.pdf
Teambuilding: Unit VIII Article Critique
Unit VIII Article Critique
Select two current, professional journal articles that are at least
four pages in length.
You must write a critical assessment of the articles for this
assignment.
In preparation, follow the guidelines established below:
Find two articles (that are less than five years old) that pertain

4. to team building or improving team
performance and annotate, in your own words, as you read.
Note the authors’ main points and thesis statements. The
critiques should be approximately two to three
pages EACH in length (not counting the title and reference
page).
The assignment is due at the completion of Unit VIII. Plan early
to avoid missing the deadline.
Part I: Introduction
Start EACH critique with the following information:
the author's name, the article title, and the author's thesis
statement.
Part II: Summary
Summarize the author's purpose and main points; providing
examples for clarity of understanding the
author’s intended implications. Share key topics that support the
author’s focus for this article. Provide
ample details to enlighten the reader as to what the article is
implying for audiences who are seeking

5. research data in regards to team building and/or the different
types of teams (e.g., virtual, temporary,
traditional, or innovative).
Part III: Review and Evaluate
To critically review the article, ask the following questions:
What are the credentials/areas of expertise of the author?
Did the author use appropriate methods to gather the evidence?
Did the author use accurate evidence?
Does the author's use and interpretation of this evidence lead
the reader to the same conclusion?
Did the author build a logical argument?
Is there other evidence that would support a counter-argument?
Was the author successful in making his/her point?
Part IV: Conclusion
State whether you agree with the author or not. Back up your
decisions by stating your reasons. Give a
general opinion of the work. Explain what you learned from

6. reading the article and if you would
recommend it to a friend/coworker.
Format your paper using APA style. Use your own words and
expressions to write the critique. Include
citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism. The
paper should consist of two to three pages of
body paragraphs for EACH critique, one title page, and one
reference page (as the final page).
Industrial Hygiene: Week VIII Assessment
1. You are an industrial hygienist conducting personal sampling
on a worker who is overseeing a
production process involving use of acetone (Note: The
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration has established a Permissible Exposure Limit of
1000 parts per million (ppm) of
acetone). You are able to measure the following exposures:
700 ppm for 3 hours
1300 ppm for 2 hours

7. 900 ppm for 3 hours
What is the calculated TWA? What would you tell plant
management in terms of exposure to
acetone and compliance with the PEL?
2. Please solve the following problem, indicating your response
on a Word document.
Using the following formula, solve the problem below, and
show your work.
TWA = CaTa + CbTb + ... + CnTn
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Note: All concentrations are in parts contaminant per million
parts of air or milligrams of contaminant per
cubic meter of air.
Air Sampling Problem: You are an industrial hygienist that is
conducting personal sampling on a worker
who is overseeing a production process involving use of toluene
(Note: The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration has established a Permissible Exposure
Limit of 200 parts per million (ppm)). You

8. are able to measure the following exposures:
500 ppm for 1 hour
100 ppm for 4 hours
225 ppm for 3 hours
What is the calculated TWA? What would you tell plant
management in terms of exposure to toluene and
compliance with the PEL?
TWA = Time-Weighted Average
Ca = Concentration of contaminant during the sampling period
"a"
Ta = Time of sampling period "a"
Cb = Concentration of contaminant during the sampling period
"b"
Tb = Time of sampling period "b"
Cn =
Concentration of contaminant during the sampling period "n",
where "n" is the last of a series
of contaminants
Tn = Time of sampling period "n"