ISO and ANSI

2Hello, Tooday I am writing my 8^th and final blog for OHS 4500. I have learned so much so far and I will take this knowledge and move on to my future classes. What I am going to talk about in this blog are ISO statndards.

he International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.

Founded on 23 February 1947, the organization promotes worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial standards. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and as of March 2017 works in 162 countries.

It was one of the first organizations granted general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

SO, the International Organization for Standardization, is an independent, non-governmental organization, the members of which are the standards organizations of the 162 member countries. It is the world's largest developer of voluntary international standards and facilitates world trade by providing common standards between nations. Nearly twenty thousand standards have been set covering everything from manufactured products and technology to food safety, agriculture and healthcare

Use of the standards aids in the creation of products and services that are safe, reliable and of good quality. The standards help businesses increase productivity while minimizing errors and waste. By enabling products from different markets to be directly compared, they facilitate companies in entering new markets and assist in the development of global trade on a fair basis. The standards also serve to safeguard consumers and the end-users of products and services, ensuring that certified products conform to the minimum standards set internationally.^[5

ISO 9001: is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organizations use the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Iso 14001:  Environment Management System (EMS) standard is an internationally recognised environmental management standard which was first published in 1996. It is a systematic framework to manage the immediate and long term environmental impacts of an organisation's products, services and processes.

ISO 45001: is an as yet unpublished Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard, set to replace OHSAS 18001.

ANSI Z10: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Standard (OHSMS) provides an overall blueprint for widespread benefits in occupational safety and health, as well as in productivity, financial performance, quality and other organizational and business objectives

Is0 3600: specifies the content and gives guidance on the format of operator's manuals for tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, and powered lawn and garden equipment. It is intended to assist manufacturers of the machinery in the drafting and presentation of these manuals. Manuals intended for use by a service technician are not within the scope of this International Standard.

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Like I said earlier, this is my last blog for the class. I have learned so much from these past classes that I can use in the future. I am really looking for to future OHS classes.

My Personal Fit Test

Hello, this is my seventh blog and I am almost done with the class. I have already learned so much. Today this blog is all about my experience with the quantitive fit testing. I walk into the lab and Dr. Moss has all the equipment laid out. He had all different types of gloves. He also had two different types of masks. He had the half face masks, and he had the full-face masks. The first thing I tried to do was try on and size the full-face mask. I tried the medium on first. There were problems with this one because it didn’t fit around my mouth. This meant that the medium was way too small. So, I then moved on to the large face mask. Putting it on first was very uncomfortable. It was itchy and I felt semi claustrophobic. I got used to it over time. After I put the mask on it was time for me to adjust the straps so I could form a seal across my whole face. This was difficult for me to do because I already had the mask on my head, so I had another person in my group help me out. There was a problem. We still could not get the masked fully sealed on my face. We decided as a group that it would be a good idea for me to just move to the half face mask. This one was a lot more comfortable and I also did not really have that many difficulties fitting it to form a seal. We then calibrated the fit testing machine. I hooked it up to my breathing apparatus and it was time to begin testing. The first test I did was the normal breathing. I passed that one was very simple. The next test was the heavy breathing. I was a little worried about the fit so I thought this was going to be an issue. I passed. The next couple tests were movement based. One was where I had to move my head side to side, the other was the one where I had to move my head up and down. I passed all of these tests as well. The next test I had to do was the reading test. This is where you are given a passage and you have to read it out loud so you can see if the seal is broken. I felt awkward reading it but I passed. The next test was where I had to bend over. The blood rushed to my head but I passed. The next test was the grimace test where I try to distort my face to break the seal . I passed. The final test was normal breathing again. Which I failed. But since I passed all of the other tests I passed the overall fit test. I loved this experience and I am glad I can put it on my resume. To learn more about the fit test click on the links below.

ESA

Hello, I hope you are having a wonderful day! Your day is about t0 get even better now that you are reading my blog. The blog topic for today is all about site assessments.  I was in an environmental science block class in high school. We briefly went over these site assessments in class so I have a little bit of background with it. In the united states an environmental site assessment Is a type of report prepared for a real estate place that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities. The analysis, often called an Environmental Site Assessment, typically addresses both the underlying land as well as physical improvements to the property. There are 3 types of environmental site assessment. The first one I am going to talk about is phase 1 assessment. There are many reasons for a phase 1 assessment to take place. Some of these reasons are…

Purchase of real property by a person or entity not previously on title .Contemplation by a new lender to provide a loan on the subject real estate .Partnership buyout or principal redistribution of ownership. Application to a public agency for change of use or other discretionary land use permit. Existing property owner’s desire to understand toxic history of the property. Compulsion by a regulatory agency who suspects toxic conditions on the site. Finally, divestiture of properties.

The phase 1 assessment  is basically the first step in the process. You can’t have a phase 2 assist without first conducting a phase 1 assessment. Some of the things a worker will do while conducting a phase 1 assessment include but are not limited to…inspection of the site. Using your eyes to spot problems. Investigate prior records to spot problems there. And finally conduct interviews with previous owners of real estate property to find problems.

The next step I am going to talk about is the phase 2 assessment portion of the site assessment process. So, lets say we receive our phase 1 site assessment report back and there is a chance of contaminants. For instance, depending on the results of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Phase 2 work could include surficial and sub-surficial soil analysis, or groundwater analysis, or installing monitoring wells, or indoor air sampling, mold sampling, asbestos sampling, lead sampling, etc. The need for any sampling or testing in Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments is based purely on the findings of the Phase 1. Unfortunately, since there's usually a fair amount of sampling or testing, a Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment tends to cost significantly more money than a Phase 1. It also takes longer. You need the time to sample, monitor, or test results, as this is the only way to really get a good handle on releases at the property, or to confirm the absence of contamination.
In conclusion, all three of the environmental site assessment feed off each other. You can’t have a phase 2 without a phase 1. To learn more about these site assessments. Click on the link below.