Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree
Summer 2010
Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Degree In
Occupational and Environmental Health
First Advisor
PATRICK T. O'SHAUGHNESSY
First Committee Member
THOMAS M PETERS
Second Committee Member
NATHAN B FETHKE
Abstract
Video exposure monitoring (VEM) consists of taking video recording of a worker performing a task at the same time while personal monitoring is performed using a direct-reading instrument. The video and the exposure data are then merged and synchronized and analyzed together. The industrial hygienist conducting the VEM is able to identify any high level of exposure and note the time when the excessive level happened. The corresponding task of the worker is then identified based from the video shot taken at the same time as the exposure data.
The objective of this thesis was to study the implementation of a low cost means of conducting VEM in workplaces with hazardous chemicals in use, by utilizing commercially-available direct reading instruments, a digital video camera, and either off-the-shelf software or freeware downloadable from the internet. It was intended that VEM done by such means would still have the same ability of conveying workplace exposure results and, at the same time, capable of pinpointing work areas where controls could be initiated to reduce excessive levels of contaminants.
Keywords
ASSESSMENT, DIRECT READING, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, MONITORING, VIDEO EXPOSURE MONITORING, WORKPLACE
Pages
vii, 57 pages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-55).
Copyright
Copyright 2010 Ramesh Zakir bin Shamsul