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NORA Manufacturing Sector Strategic Goals
927ZGRH - Occupation Exposures Sampling Strategies Manual UpdateStart Date: 10/1/2008
End Date: 9/30/2013
Principal Investigator (PI)Name: Martha Waters
Phone: 513-841-4458
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Organization: NIOSH
Sub-Unit: DART
Funded By: NIOSH
Primary Goal Addressed5.0
Secondary Goal Addressed6.0
Attributed to Manufacturing
Project Description
Short Summary
This project will develop occupational exposure assessment strategies to enable prevention of work-related illness and injury. Evaluation of workplace exposure-response relationships requires detailed knowledge of worker exposures to potentially hazardous agents. The statistically random nature of exposure fluctuations complicates accurate and precise determination of worker exposures. Guidance on effective (meets performance objectives) and efficient (the most information for the least use of resources) exposure assessment sampling strategies is needed by occupational health professionals, particularly in the private sector. This project will develop this guidance and directly addresses the NIOSH Exposure Assessment Program mission to provide leadership in the development and use of effective exposure assessment strategies and tools to prevent work-related illness and injury, and will be useful to all employment sectors. Products will be guidance documents and software tools.
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to develop occupational exposure sampling strategy guidance appropriate for the evaluation and control of a variety of occupational exposure agents and stressors. This project was initiated to address the needs of stakeholders from industry, governmental, and labor organizations by providing an update and expansion of the NIOSH Occupational Exposure Sampling Strategies Manual (OESSM, 1977). Stakeholder needs have been obtained through the formation of a initial project team with external members from various sectors (2007), a public workshop with presentations by invited experts and facilitated discussions (11/2007), meetings with several experts (2/2008), and presentations and discussion sessions at a professional conference (AIHCE 6/2008).
Methods: Due to the large scope of this initiative combined with the variety of strategies required to address different exposure assessment needs and the complexity of the associated statistical tools, an OESS guidance document comprised of individual monographs or chapters will be developed. Each monograph or chapter will address a specific topic and will also serve as a component of a comprehensive exposure assessment strategy framework. This approach will be loosely based on the model of the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods. Some chapters will serve as the basis of journal publications. This approach permits incremental release of products. For each section or topic, existing research will be reviewed, new methods will be developed as needed (e.g. sample size formulae for specific sampling designs), guidance will be written, the document will be reviewed by experts and revised, and the written products will be disseminated. Most work will be completed by NIOSH staff with some use of contract task-orders for document development and review. A project team with internal and external members will be formed to guide the project.
Objectives and time frame: The specific aims of the project are to:
1.A. Review the state-of-the-science with respect to existing occupational exposure sampling strategies and produce a bibliographic database. Q1 FY09
1.B. Develop criteria for a performance-based exposure assessment sampling strategy. Q3 FY09
1.C. Communicate findings to occupational health community. Q4 FY09
2.A. Develop framework for exposure assessment strategies. FY10
2.B. Develop criteria for sampling plan design. FY10
2.C. Communicate findings to occupational health community. FY10
3.A. Describe methods for evaluation of exposure distributions. FY11
3.B. Describe methods for exposure distribution parameter estimation. FY11
3.C. Describe methods for evaluating exposure variability. FY12
3.D. Communicate findings to occupational health community. FY12
4.A. Describe interpretation methods for occupational exposure limits. FY13
4.B. Describe methods for determining OEL exceedance probabilities. FY13
4.C. Describe methods for determination of sample sizes based on OESSM performance objective. FY13
4.D. Communicate findings to occupational health community. FY13
5.A. Provide a set of computer-based statistical tools for exposure data evaluation. FY13
5.B. Communicate findings to occupational health community. FY13
1. Stakeholders will be contacted to identify trainings presented based on the NIOSH occupational sampling strategy methods.
2. Stakeholders will be polled (through professional associations and /or non-governmental organizations) to determine whether occupational exposure sampling strategy methods developed by NIOSH have been adopted or incorporated into private sector health and safety programs.
Mission Relevance
Effective exposure assessment strategies are needed to prevent work-related illness and injury. Exposition of occupational health risks requires assessment of worker exposures to potentially hazardous agents for the evaluation of exposure-response relationships.
This project aims to develop occupational exposure sampling strategy guidance appropriate for the evaluation and control of a variety of occupational exposure agents. This objective encompasses exposure measurement and estimation, sampling design including statistical tools, analysis and interpretation of exposure distribution data, statistically-based decision tools, and a comprehensive framework for managing the larger exposure assessment process, from qualitative assessment of workplace exposure factors to exposure surveillance. Previous NIOSH guidance was issued in 1977 in the document titled NIOSH Occupational Exposure Sampling Strategies Manual (OESSM). This highly influential document has been referred to in the occupational hygiene literature as "the most cited and discussed publication in occupational hygiene"; however this legacy NIOSH guidance is incomplete and now outdated.
Exposure assessment is complicated by the phenomenon of exposure variability over time and between workers. To obtain the best possible exposure estimates, recent advances in exposure assessment science must inform the occupational exposure assessment strategy. Knowledge about issues relevant to statistically-based exposure sampling strategies has increased greatly. In particular, (i) evidence now shows that substantial temporal and spatial exposure variability characterizes many work environments, leading to the need for more sophisticated and comprehensive sampling strategies, (ii) improvements in personal exposure monitoring methods have made it easier to collect sufficient exposure data for good decision-making, (iii) true risks associated with occupational exposures have become increasingly more difficult to detect over time increasing the need for very refined exposure assessment strategies for health studies, (iv) new statistical methods have been developed for designing sampling plans and analyzing exposure data, and (v) sampling strategy efficiencies can be achieved through recognition of the comparative magnitudes of environmental and sampling/analytical variability.
This project will contribute to the agenda of the Manufacturing Sector Program (MNF) because the outputs and potential outcomes, particularly in the first two years of the project, will deal primarily with exposure assessment of chemicals in air. The chemical production industry is part of the MNF, and the majority of the volume of use of chemicals occurs in the MNF. This project will address the exposures related to the disease endpoints of Strategic Goals 5 and 6 of the Manufacturing Sector. This project will contribute directly to the mission of the NIOSH Exposure Assessment Program (EXAP) to provide leadership in the development and use of effective exposure assessment strategies and tools to prevent work-related illness and injury.
Specifically, the following goals are addressed:
09PPEXAIG1.1: Develop guidance documents and statistical approaches for sampling strategies to determine worker exposure.
09PPEXAAOG1.1.1: Completion of a review of literature to assess currently existing guidance.
09PPEXAAOG1.1.2: Production of at least one document advancing state-of-the-art for exposure sampling strategies.
09PPEXAAOG1.1.3: Production of new or improved statistical approaches to exposure assessment sampling, including treatment of special issues and circumstances.
09PPEXAIG1.2: Update the historical NIOSH guidelines for sampling strategies, analysis and interpretation of exposure data.
09PPEXAAOG1.2.1: Completion of a review of existing tools and guidelines. 09PPEXAAOG1.2.2: Completion of updated guidelines and tools to address NIOSH and stakeholder-identified needs for exposure assessment methodologies, techniques, sampling plans and approaches.
- Page last reviewed: July 22, 2015
- Page last updated: July 6, 2015
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of the Director


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ASEF Executive Council Meeting
12:00 to 1:30 PM, February 23, 2010
Large Conference Room Room, 21 Penn Tower
Present: Drs. Asbury, Dalinka, Downes, Goldfine, Hess, Kefalides, LaRossa, MacGregor, Meadows, Meyers, Nachmias, Saunders, Schleyer, Steinberg, Rachael Berget from the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Absent: Drs. Heppenstall, McCarthy, and Stinnett
Minutes: Dr Goldfine called the meeting to order at 12:05. The agenda for the meeting and other documents were distributed. A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Several corrections were noted after which the minutes were approved.
The President reported that the Nomination Committee has proposed Dr. Anna Meadows for the position of President Elect. Dr. Meadows has agreed to stand for election. The committee is seeking a nominee for the position of Secretary/Treasure, and suggestions should be forwarded to Dr. Goldfine. There appear to be no At-Large-Council positions that need to be filled this year.
The President reported that names have been suggested for a Research Track Committee to explore the titling of Emeritus to that track. It is up to them to form that Committee. The ASEF is ready to provide whatever assistance might be deemed useful.
The current balance in the 2009-1010 budget is sufficient to support the upcoming Spring Lecture, the Retirement Planning Seminar, and the remaining ASEF Council meetings. In addition, the Association will purchase a wireless router for the Headquarters space as well as a small pocket digital recorder to aid in taking minutes of ASEF meetings. There may be sufficient remaining funds for a late spring reception in the Headquarters space.
A comparison of costs for the Retirement Dinner at the Inn at Penn and at BRB II/III was presented and discussed. In summary:
BRB Lobby and 14th Floor Lounge:
Reception (stationary hors d'oeuvres) and buffet dinner:
$42.50 per person
$Non-Alcoholic beverage is $4.75 per person
Reception and dinner for 60 guests: $2,550.00
Non Alcoholic beverage: 332.50
Table cloths, equipment, centerpieces: 1,090.51
Bartenders for 4 hours: 1,541.10
Beer and Wine (ASEF purchases): 150.00
Total: $5664.11
Inn at Penn:
Reception (stationary hors d' oeuvres) is $49 per person for 1.5 hours
Buffet Dinner (the least expensive option) is $48 per Person
Reception (1.5) hours for 60 guests: $2,940
Buffet dinner for 60 guests: 2,880
Open Bar ($17/person), 2 hours
(We cannot bring our own wine/beer): 2,040
Total: $7,860
A discussion of the merits of both locations progressed and referenced against the fact that the annual budget of the ASEF is $11,000. The ambience at the Inn of Penn was clearly an advantage, and it was also noted that events at the Inn of Penn may be negotiated with regard to price. The issue remains unresolved.
Committee Reports:
Luncheon Seminar – Dr. Kefalides: It was noted that the March 26th speaker was changed to Dr. Franz Hefti. The title and venue are the same.
Service Committee – Dr. McCarthy and Dr. MacGregor. An update on the Patient Advocacy Program was made. Dr. MacGregor has met with administrators in the Health System and the School of Medicine, and their response to the proposed plan was overall positive. A suggestion was made that a preamble to the plan be offered, and that it be worded in a non-committal manner. The proposal was prepared and submitted, but there has been no response to it yet.
Program Committee – Dr. Meadows and Dr. Pasquariello (in absentia): The plans for the Spring Event were discussed. Dr. Nick DiNubile from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Penn's Sports Medicine Program has agreed to be the speaker. The date for the event is May 18th, between 4:00 to 5:00 PM, and the title is: "Physical Exercise in Mature Adults." A location for the event is being organized. The Retirement Planning Seminar is also being organized and its date will probably be early May. Dr. Meadows announced that she could organize a tour for the ASEF of the Roberts Proton Center. The Council encouraged her to go ahead with this, using a "test run" first with Council members (It took place on March 1st with six members participating). If successful, it was suggested that the tour be repeated, perhaps expanding it to the ASEF membership on a first come first served basis.
Education Committee – Dr. Schleyer: Many changes are being introduced to the website. Pictures of the Executive Council will be taken at the April meeting and will be used to update the website. Dr. Schleyer indicated that it is important for committee Chairs and the President to keep him informed of upcoming meetings so that the website can be maintained up to date. The luncheon schedule is currently up to date. At the next EC meeting will also take pictures of the Headquarters site so that they can be included on the website. Dr. Saunders agreed to provide some text to accompany those pictures. The issue of an ASEF newsletter on the website was discussed further. The matter of obituary information on deceased ASEF members remains a problem, and the discussion considered where such information could be obtained from the public record.Membership Committee– Dr Steinberg: A draft of the new ASEF survey was presented and discussed. The survey is directed toward the Emeritus members, and it asks what emeritus members want from the Association. The survey is designed to assist in developing future programmatic activity. The face page of the proposed survey reflected comments from the last EC meeting and indicated that participation was voluntary and would be brief. Dr. Steinberg noted that he wanted a sixteen question format, but that the current Survey Monkey has a twelve question limit. He will check with the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development to see if this can be extended to sixteen.
Dr. Steinberg has been involved in initiating a mentoring sessions for Penn undergraduate pre-medical students. The first session was on February 16th and it was held with two ASEF faculty leaders and eight students. The next session is scheduled for the 25th of February.
In the ongoing effort to maintain accurate and updated listings and demographic data on School of Medicine Emeritus faculty, Dr. Steinberg again noted that there is no SOM entity charged with that responsibility. He is setting up a meeting with the Vice Provost for Faculty to see if the University as a whole would assume this responsibility. Dr. Goldfine noted that this will be an agenda item when the ASEF leadership meets with the Dean later in the spring.Headquarters Committee – Dr. Saunders: During the 21 working days between January 26th and February 2, 2010 the 'sign-in sheet' for the ASEF space on 21 Penn Tower indicated 18 utilization events. The time spent in these events is not known though that will be sought in the next period sign-up sheet. There were 16 individual visits for activities such as lunch, grant reviews, grant writing, e-mailing, taking photos, making dictation, reading, and writing. In addition, there were two committee meetings held in the facility during that time. A total of 10 people utilized the space during that time.
Dr. Saunders has already had requests for use of the space for additional meetings, and for videotaping oral histories from faculty in the Department of Anesthesia during March and April. Dr. Saunders requested that at an upcoming EC meeting time be devoted to discussing how to encourage further use of the Headquarters space.
The person in charge of facilities for 21 Penn Tower is seeking an additional desk for the study area and will place signs on the doors during early March. Finally, Dr. Saunders will assemble a notebook of all ASEF Executive Council minutes (to the extent that they can be identified over the past five years) and maintain the notebook in the Headquarters space.
All members are welcome to utilize the area and the entry code is 2733#. There is a lounge, study area, and private office.
New Business: There was no new business.
Next Meeting: The next Executive Council meeting is March 23, 12:00 PM in the Large Conference room (to be confirmed). Future Executive Council meetings for the spring of 2010 are scheduled for April 20, and May 18.The meeting adjourned at 1:30.


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Dr. Norma Mickelson Legacy Scholarship
The legacy of Dr. Norma Mickelson's vibrant career path began with a 15 year teaching position in the elementary school system in 1945. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Education from Victoria College in 1963, her University of Victoria Masters of Education in 1967, and as a University of Victoria faculty member, her PhD from the University of Washington.
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In the 1980s, Dr. Mickelson conducted a review into how women were treated within the academic setting of UVic. Beginning with a focus on language, she and some of her colleagues worked tirelessly to introduce gender-neutral language to academe. They also worked to raise consciousness around issues affecting women in the workplace, including the difficulties and biases encountered when women return to work after childrearing.
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The Best (Non-Traditional) Valentine's Day Ever
I used to view Valentine's Day as annual torture from pink fluffy teddy bears, questionable lingerie advertisements, and the Hallmark overlords. So much worse than the iron maiden. Every year, V-Day signaled the boys I dated to forget everything they knew about me and my otherwise sane girlfriends to either retreat into nauseous couple cute-love or singleton-induced hatred for the world. One year, with all the pomp and ceremony that accompanies the crowning of a queen, I was presented with two dyed gas station roses that were almost dead. Punk Rock Boyfriend wanted me to know he was thinking about me, he said with googly eyes and wandering hands. Another year, Indy Rocker Boyfriend gave me some posters for musicians he liked. Awesome! My seething hatred for Valentine's Day continued even when I was taken by my future husband to the mandatory fancy-pants restaurant to be fed from the holiday dining menu.
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I rolled out my explanation and rambled about the Hallmark overlords, and the suffering, and the awkward silence, and the fork scraping. And he got it. We left, holding hands, and went to our favorite bar. We were the only couple in a room full of single dudes drinking Pabst, and it was perfect. We ate grilled cheese sandwiches with our hands and got loud and laughed. Our waitress thought we were hysterical, a couple marooned in a bar full of boys on Valentine's, so she comped us champagne.
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