mos 6301 Unit VIII Research Paper

mos 6301 Unit VIII Research Paper

mos 6301 Unit VIII Research Paper

For the following research paper assignment, you have been
asked to perform an evaluation of employee exposures at a small automobile
parts manufacturing facility. The manufacturing processes include two metal
presses, two machining stations, three welding stations, a small paint booth,
and a shipping/receiving area. There are two employees working at each press,
one person working at each machining station, one person working at each
welding station, two people working in the paint booth, and four employees
working in the shipping/receiving area.

One of the presses is a 2,000-ton press, and the other press
is a 200-ton press. The 2,000-ton press is the greatest noise source for the
facility. The machining area uses a metal working fluid. The safety data sheet
(SDS) for the metal working fluid is attached here. All welding is performed on
stainless steel. The painting booth uses a powder coating operation, but the
employees use xylene and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) to clean the parts prior to
the powder coating operation. At the end of the shift, one of the employees
uses 1,3 butadiene to clean the nozzles for the paint booth. The facility uses
two electric forklifts to move materials between the production area and the
storage warehouse and between the warehouse and the shipping area. All
employees work an 8-hour shift.

Part 1:

Using the information on anticipation and control we studied
in the textbook, identify the hazards that are present in the facility. In your
discussion, explain why you chose the hazards, and describe whether you believe
the hazards to be actual hazards or potential hazards (which require further
evaluation). Describe the specific location(s) at the facility where the
hazards are located, and determine how many employees are potentially at risk
in those areas.

Your response for Part 1 should be at least one page in
length.

Part 2:

Using the information on evaluation that we studied in the
textbook, summarize how you would measure the personal exposures to the hazards
that you identified in Part 1. Use the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) website (https://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/toc.html)
or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) website
(http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/default.html) to select the specific
sampling and analytical method that would work best to evaluate any chemical
hazards you identified. Provide a summary of the sampling media you would use,
include the sampling flow rate, discuss how long you would sample, and explain
how you would calibrate the sampling train. Include a discussion about why you
selected the specific sampling and analytical method.

Your response to Part 2 should be at least one page in
length.

Part 3:

Access the attached sampling results here. For each set of
results, perform the following actions:

Calculate the 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) exposure.

Compare the results to the appropriate OSHA permissible
exposure limit (PEL).

Determine which results exceed an established OSHA PEL.

Write a one-page summary of the sampling results; document
the exposures that exceeded an OSHA PEL, and identify those areas that you
believe will require the application of controls to reduce risk. Include your
calculations, include a list of the OSHA PELs you compared the results to, and
explain how you decided that an exposure exceeded an OSHA PEL.

Part 4:

Using OSHA’s hierarchy of controls, recommend the control
methods that you believe would be the most effective for reducing the risks associated
with the exposures that exceeded the OSHA PEL above. Explain how you would
implement the controls and how you would evaluate the effectiveness of the
controls. Also, discuss any interim control methods you would recommend for the

facility.

This section should be at least one page in length.

Include a reference page and in-text citations for all
sources you used in this project, including your textbook, using proper APA
format.

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this
assignment is provided below.

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