SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE

PRIVATE INSTITUTE INCORPORATED INTO THE OFFICIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM (A-706)

Career: SUPERIOR TECHNICIAN IN SAFETY AND HYGIENE AT WORK

2nd. Year - 2nd. Term - Academic Year 2018

C O M P O R T A T I O N RESEARCH

Partial Exam
Questionnaire:

1 - Define the concept of ergonomic aggressor in the industry.

Refers to a condition or characteristic of a task, the presence of which may be associated with a health
problem. In turn, mere presence alone is not sufficient to ensure the
occurrence of a health problem, but rather, indicates a probability.

A risk factor is represented by objects, workstations, machines, equipment and tools whose weight, size,
shape and design can cause over-exertion, as well as inadequate postures and movements, resulting in
physical fatigue and musculoskeletal injuries.

2 - How are physical aggressors in the work environment divided? Aggressive agents are
elements present in the environment, which have repercussions on human tissues depending on
the degree of aggressiveness or the time to which the subject is exposed, thus presenting
pathologies that may affect the normal functionality of the organism.
noise, vibrations, radiation, lighting, climate.

3 - What do you know as ergonomic aggressor?

Monotony: monotony refers to the absence or variety of nuances, which causes boredom. It is also
classified or related to doing the same thing every day.

Physical or mental fatigue: One of the factors that have a direct impact on mental workload is the
work schedule, with shift work and night work having a decisive influence. Fatigue or mental
workload is especially prevalent in computer work, quality control, automatic process control,
remote control, and contact with the public.

Poor furniture and workstation design: the design of a workstation is one of the topics where
ergonomics is applied, since even small ergonomic changes can considerably improve the
comfort, health, safety and productivity of the worker.

4 - When is the use of instantaneous ambient air samplers appropriate and when is the use of
samplers for reading in laborthorium?

They are used for quantitative analysis by detecting and directly giving the analytical result, for
example when it is intended to detect maximum values of pollutant concentrations and alert
situations to implement contingency measures.

Pollutant collectors. Retain the agent in different media, according to the form of presentation
(liquid or gaseous solids) and are sent to the laboratory for further analysis, are used for periodic
measurements and control.

5 - What is the composition of an instantaneous sampling equipment?

These instruments are based on the physical or chemical properties of the continuum to be
detected. The sampled air enters a reaction chamber where, either by an optical property or by
a chemical reaction, it is measured by a detector that produces an electrical signal proportional
to the concentration of the sampled pollutant.

According to the form in which they are presented, they can be:
Reactive papers

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 o Reactive liquids
o Tubes with solid reactive indicators.
o Mixed (mixture of the above)
o Opticians
o Electrical

Characteristics:
The direct measurement systems consist of the capture, which can be mechanical, manual or by diffusion of
gases or aerosols from the environment, which by means of a sensor system, performs the reading of the
concentration in the same equipment, as opposed to those that are retained in a device and then sent to a
laboratory for the corresponding analysis.
In instruments for the direct measurement of pollutants in which sampling and analysis is carried out on site,
the concentration of a specific pollutant is usually obtained, this procedure allows the quantification of the
concentration of an element in the medium.
According to the form in which the pollutants are present in the environment, the direct reading instruments
used are classified according to the physicochemical principle on which their operation is based:
For gases and vapors
• Electric
• Thermal
• Electromagnetic
• Magnetics
• Combined
For Aerosols
• Opticians
• Electric
• Piezoelectric

6 - Indicate the steps to follow for the development of the methodology to assess
environmental risks.

Environmental risk is defined as the possibility of suffering damage, be it to facilities, people or the
environment.. Thus, in a mathematical way, risk can be expressed as the product of the probability of an
accident occurring and the consequences of the accident.

The methodology developed to assess environmental risk will follow the following steps:

1. Identification of risk objects

2. Identification of hazards in each risk object

3. Consequence analysis

4. Probability analysis.

7 - What are the possible sources of chemical contamination in the metallurgy industry?
sheet metal bending sector.

8 - How are field sampling instruments classified?

9 - Point out two elements for respirable particulate capture.

The measurements of the workstations to be studied will be taken from a sampling pump that is
connected to a filter (previously registered its weight) with an aluminum cyclone, whose function is to
retain the particles with a radius equal to or greater than 10 microns that come with greater inertia and
therefore are separated from the particles of smaller radius that follow their trajectory and are then
retained in the filtering element.

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 This portable pump is connected to the filtering element that is placed close to the respiratory tract of the
worker and the measurement is carried out during the period of the cycle corresponding to the position
to be analyzed. In the laboratory, the filter is reweighed on the analytical balance, so that the exact
amount of PM less than 10 µm to which the worker is exposed is obtained by weight difference.

The results of said study will be embodied in a protocol in accordance with Resolution 861/2015, which
is valid for 12 months from the time of its approval, where the value obtained will be compared with that
required by current legislation, the corresponding calibration certificate will be attached and the
conclusions and recommendations will be expressed.

Instruments: Portable pump, Calibrator, Membrane filter, Aluminum cyclone.

E.g. HVS, High Volume Sampler: basically consists of a vacuum pump, filter holding frame, gaskets, a
frame adapter, a flow recorder (or a flow measurement device in general) and a time controller. All of
this is covered with a protective shell as shown in Figure 3.13. In this sampling method the air is forced
through a low resistance filter (usually fiberglass or cellulose), with a flow rate of about 1.5 m3/min.
(approx. 2 000 m3/day). The entrance to the duct and the collection medium measure about 25 - 30 cm.

The MVS or Medium Volume Sampler: it has the same operating principle as the HVS, but its air flow is
of the order of 100 L/min. (approx. 150 m3/day). The dimension of its inlet and filter is about 5 cm. and
its detection limit is 10 μg/m3 during a 24 h sampling period. Sampling effectiveness is strongly
dependent on wind speed, decreasing uniformly with this speed up to upper shear diameter limits of 25-
50 μm.

10 - Regarding the sampling plan in the field study. Where should such a study be carried out,
who should be followed and what should be the size of the sampletra? How many
samples should be obtained?

11 - At what times should samples be taken, depending on the substance detected in the
environment.

Because the concentration of some determinants can change rapidly, the time of sample
collection (sampling time) is very important and should be respected and carefully noted. The
sampling time is indicated in the list of values adopted from the biological exposure indexes
and is established taking into account the permanence of the determinant in the organism.

Here are some examples of when to take the sample:

ADOPTED BIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE

NCAS YEAR MOMENT OF IBE NOTICE

DETERMINING SUBSTANCEORANALYTE VALUE UNIT
SAMPLING

ARSENIC STUD AND 7440-38-2

SOLUBLE INORGANIC COMPOUNDS S
2000 36 pgAs.1 B
Inorganic arsenic plus methylated
metabolites in urine
At the end of the work week

COBALT 7440-48-4 199$

Cobato in horsehair
1$ ugL &
At the end of the last day of the
Cobalt in blood
working week At the end of the 1 vgL BS
last day of the working week

CHROMIUM (VI), water soluble fumes 1900

ugigcreatinine
Total chromium in urine
10 ugigcreatinine Sñ
Increase in the shift.
30
At the end of the last day of ugigcreatinine
the working week

FENOL 108-96-2 1967

At the find of the tomb 250 mglgcreatinine ANs
Total phenol in urine

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FLUORIDE 1900 mgigcreatin
Flucrides in urine Before the shift At the end of 3 e. NS
the shift ine mgg
10 BNs
creatinine

12 - Explain the method for calculating time-weighted averages of solid contaminants.

13 - Explain how a DRÄGER pump should be maintained. And what is its current use?

This hand pump is used for spot measurements such as detection of concentration peaks, confined
space entries, in difficult conditions, etc.

The samplers should be kept closed at all times, apart from the sampling period, under the protection of
their protective wrappings, the opening and preparation of these devices should be carried out
immediately before starting the sampling.

14 - Make a construction scheme of a decibel meter, point out why noise measurements
should be made on the ''A'' equalization scale, add graph.
15 - With which equipment should a personal exposure measurement be carried out?
Field Sound Level?
16 - What instruments are necessary to calculate the relative humidity and radiant heat of a
working environment? What is the base standard used for this calculation?
17 - What is the TGBH index? In case of high thermal load, how should you proceed with the
resting times, which I would recommend, to
the company for this type of exhibition.
18 - What does a Luxmeter measure? Explain how it works.

19 - What is the measurement technique for the illumination of a work environment, and what
legislation is involved in this technique?
20 - What is the maximum value allowed by the National Legislation for Vibration and
Vibration Levels?
In which workstation should we measure vibrations, from 3 examples.

Presentation Format : IRAM - A4 (21 CM. X 29,7 CM.)

Professor: Lic. MARCELA SAGANIAS E-Mail: msaganiashys@yahoo.com.ar

IMPORTANT: The partial exam and the practical work must be duly identified by the
student (indicate first and last name, subject and concept -partial or practical-).
and number each of the sheets to be submitted) must be made individually, this
partial must be complete for its approval, and sent to: CALLAO 262 1er.Piso
(C1022AAP) Capital Federal, before the day:
October 20, 2018.-

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 SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE
PRIVATE INSTITUTE INCORPORATED INTO THE OFFICIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM (A-706)
Career: SUPERIOR TECHNICIAN IN SAFETY AND HYGIENE AT WORK

2nd. Year - 2nd. Term - Academic Year 2018

C O M P O R T A T I O N RESEARCH

Practical Work
The practical work proposed for the present period consists of:

1. To carry out a comparative study of the limit concentrations for an 8-hour working day
of the following compounds according to Argentine (Res 295/2003) and Spanish legislation
(Occupational Exposure Limits 2012).
Differentiating

a. those in which concentrations remain the same.

b. Those in which concentrations decrease.

c. Those in which concentrations increase.

• Methyl acetate
• Acetone
• Nitric acid
• Sulfuric acid
• Acrylonitrile
• Aldrin
• Welding fumes
• 4-aminodiphenyl
• Benzene
• Sec-butanol
• Ethane
• Phenol
• Mineral wool fibers
• Phosgene
• N-hexane
• Nitrous oxide
• Crystalline silica
• Lead (inorganic compounds
• Parathion
• Toluene
2. Extract from resolution 295/2003 those substances considered as carcinogenic due to

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 their critical effects and compare them with annex A resolution 415/2002. Listing
substances not included.

3. Analyze resolution 415/2002 Annex 1 with the list of IARC carcinogens (group 1).
Generating a list of substances not included in the Argentine resolution.

4. To develop a hygiene program for a metallurgical industry. Electroplating sector. A job

position.
Investigate and make a development on, tasks that the worker is exposed to
carcinogenic substances, and give your recommendations to correct the worker's
exposure.
The student will develop the program based on the lecture notes and will consult their
doubts in the TP forum.

Presentation Format : IRAM - A4 (21 CM. X 29,7 CM.)

Professor: Lic. MARCELA SAGANIAS E-Mail: msaganiashys@yahoo.com.ar

IMPORTANT: The partial exam and the practical work must be duly identified by the
student (indicate first and last name, subject and concept -partial or practical-).
and number each of the sheets to be submitted) must be made individually, this
partial must be complete for its approval, and sent to: CALLAO 262 1er.Piso
(C1022AAP) Capital Federal, before the day:
October 20, 2018.-