2008 Direct-Reading Exposure Assessment Methods (D.R.E.A.M.) Workshop

 

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Presentations

Overview of Workshop [PDF -95 KB] – David Weissman, MD

Plenary Sessions

• Radiation detection in the 21st century Basics, sources, applications, hazards & challenges – Part One [PDF – 373 KB] – Morgan Cox, CHP
• Radiation Detection in the 21st Century and the Impact of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Radiation Detection Instrumentation – Part Two [PDF – 241 KB] – Morgan Cox, CHP
• Selection of DRMs and What They Mean to the Worker [PDF – 1 MB] – Jon Volkwein
• BCOA-UMWA Consensus Principles [PDF – 37 KB] – James Weeks
• Validation of DRMs (and How Not To Validate Them) [PDF – 781 KB] – Matthew Magnuson, PhD
• Integration of Activity Through Position [PDF – 2.3 MB] – Peng-Yau Wang, PhD
• DRMs as Tools for Industrial Hygiene Troubleshooting and Exposure Assessment [PDF – 900 KB] – William Heitbrink, PhD
• How to Collect DRM Data Based on Use [PDF – 3.4 MB] – Stephen Rappaport, PhD

Breakout Sessions

Gases and Vapors

• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Countermeasures [PDF – 737 KB] – Dr. Rebecca Blackmon
• Direct Reading Exposure Assessment Methods (DREAM): A Large Chemical Producer’s Perspective [PDF – 220 KB] – Mark W. Spence, CIH
• Direct Reading Exposure Assessment Methods for Isocyanates: Current Options and Future Needs [PDF – 256 KB] – Mark W. Spence, CIH
• Direct Reading Instruments and OSHA [PDF – 836 KB] – Dean R. Lillquist, PhD, CIH
• Sensor Development for ESLI and Application to Chemical Detection [PDF – 4.2 MB] – Jay Snyder

Aerosols

• Real-Time Needs for Beryllium Particle Detection [PDF – 453 KB] – Michael J. Brisson
• Evaluating concentration of aerosol particles in occupational hygiene using Optical Particle Counters [PDF – 1.1 MB] – Peter Gorner
• Reducing exposures to diesel particulate matter (DPM) using direct-reading instruments [PDF – 1.9 MB] – Jim Noll
• CEN Draft Technical Report ‘Guide for the use of direct-reading instruments for aerosol monitoring’ [PDF – 223 KB] – Dave Mark
• The development of a personal dust monitor for coal mines [PDF – 1 MB] – Jon Volkwein

Ergonomics

• Direct measurement of force exposure in hand tool use [PDF – 1.2 MB] – Ray McGorry

Noise

• Direct-Reading Noise Exposure Assessment Methods: Noise Exposure Instrumentation [PDF – 427 KB] – Robert G. Brauch
• Direct-Reading Exposure Assessment Methods [PDF – 1.1 MB] – Kris Chesky, PhD
• A Historical Perspective on the Evaluation, Standardization and Certification of Personal Noise Dosimeters [PDF – 801 KB] – John P. Seiler, PE
• Noise Exposure Metrics [PDF – 57 KB] – John J. Earshen, MS
• Physiological Basis for Time-Domain Direct-Reading Noise Hazard Assessment [PDF – 774 KB] – G. Richard Price

Radiation

• Presentations not available

Surface Sampling & Biomonitoring

• Breath Tests for Disease and Toxic Exposures [PDF – 2.3 MB] – Michael Phillips, MD
• Standardized Surface Sampling Methods for Metals [PDF – 624 KB] – Kevin Ashley, PhD
• Surface sampling & analysis: Examples from NIOSH work [PDF – 1.4 MB] – Kevin Ashley, PhD
• Surface Sampling/Biomonitoring – Current NIOSH Efforts [PDF – 591 KB] – John Snawder
• Surface Sampling of Bacillus spores [PDF – 1 MB] – Jayne B. Morrow, PhD
• Next-generation metal analyzers based on nanomaterials for biomonitoring and environmental monitoring [PDF – 1.5 MB] – Wassana Yantasee, PhD
• Nanotechnology-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Biomonitoring Chemical Exposures [PDF- 1.1 MB] – Charles Timchalk, PhD

Wrap-up Sessions

• Gases and Vapors [PDF – 81 KB]
• Aerosols [PDF – 73 KB]
• Ergonomics [PDF – 154 KB]
• Noise [PDF – 140 KB]
• Radiation [PDF – 189 KB]
• Surface Sampling and Biomonitoring [PDF – 429 KB]