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Industrial Hygiene Baseline Hazard Assessments (IHBHS)
This procedure provides instructions to Industrial Hygienists (IH) or other Safety and Health (S&H) professionals conducting Industrial Hygiene Baseline Hazards Assessments (IHBHAs). IHBHAs are intended to:
1. Systematically identify and evaluate recognized potential worker health risks and other hazards with adverse exposure potential as deemed necessary by the project IH.
2. Allow for objective prioritization for future evaluation, monitoring, or sampling activities in effort to make efficient use of resources.
3. Serve as a basis for analysis to determine the source and nature of the IH hazards and to establish appropriate hazard control measures documented using one or a combination of hazard analysis documentation categories.
4. Assist in communicating information from the IH to line management and affected employees regarding recognized chemical, physical, and biological exposure hazards and controls during the work planning process.
5. Identify and characterize similar exposure groups (SEGs) in a work area.
