PART ONE - LEARNING FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Chemical Overexposures

Conserving You Hearing
how to fit an ear plug

Power Tools in your Hands
pneumatic tool use on composite airplanes

Selecting Hand Tools
checklist for ergonomic tool acquisition
general considerations for tool selection

Ergonomic Injuries
muscle aches and back pain
ergonomics of a simple oil change

Protecting Your Lungs
grinding spraying, and sanding
preventing particles from entering your lungs
when to use a respirator
how to know if a respirator is working
maintaining respirators

"I Want to Build an Airplane - Not a Safety Department"

Contact With Fuels
liquid fuels and carbon monoxide vapor
case study - no return call from the fuel truck

Painting - Medical Implications
case study - we lost a valuable talent because of exposure to a specific chemical in paint

How Solvents Affect You
case study - why these mechanics can't walk - how 3 mechanics inadvertantly advanced medical knowledge about how nerves work

Caring For Your Skin
skin protects you from the outside environment, but this protection fails when skin becomes irritated

Exposures to Metyals, Composites, and Cleaners
case studies from Douglas Aircraft Company, Finnish Aircraft Industry, and Aerospatiale

PART TWO - DETAILS OF EXPOSURES COMMON TO AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORTS

Protecting Your Hearing
noise induced hearing loss
the audiogram: detecting a threshold shift
protecting your hearing
effects of noise beyond hearing

Ergonomics For Airplane People
neck strains
shoulder strains and rotor cuff tears
low back pain
ergonomics in action

Kerosene Based Fuels
applying exposure limits to aircraft fueling
biological effects from fuels
what to do when exposed to kerosene based fuels

Gasoline Engine Exhaust
effects and symptoms of carbon monoxide
measuring carbon monoxide
delayed effects of carbon monoxide poisoning
saving a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning
Paint
asthma caused by Diisocyanates in paint
protecting yourself while painting

How Solvents Affect You
MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Detecting MEK
Working Healthy with MEK and other solvents
high and low level solvent exposure

Caring For Your Skin
a skin welness program
maintaining healthy hands
barrier creams and moisturizers

Contact Dermatitis
irritant and allergic dermatitis
determining the source of dermatitis
working techniques and skin disease

Toxic Metals & Citrus Based Cleaners
Cadmium
Beryllium
preventing toxic metal exposure
citrus based cleaners

PART THREE - SPECIFIC EXPOSURES

Working In Heat
the body's response to heat
disorders caused by heat stress
preventing heat related disorders

Working in Cold
the body's response to cold
preventing cold related disorders

Are You Comfortable in The Work Area
the comfort zone concept
investigating the quality of indoor air
job satisfaction, fatigue, and air quality

Bird Droppings

Lavatory Challenges & Biological Transport
repairing a lavatory
good work practice for LAV repairs
the cold chain

Accident Scenes
accident scene as a work site
biological hazards at accident scenes
bloodborne pathogen program
protecting yourself as an accident investigator

Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids
medical effects and work practices

Dopes
best practices when doping fabric airplanes

Exposure to Heavy Metals
depleted uranium healh effects of depleted uranium

Effects of Simultaneous Exposures
chemical exposure in weather extremes
repeated fuel and solvent exposure
accelerated hearing loss; noise and fuel exposure
postural stability; organic solvents

PART FOUR - RECOGNIZING ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES IN THE WORKPLACE

Recognizing and Controlling Overexposures
measuring overexposure
will this substance make me sick?
using PEL and TLV to protect your health
the safety hierarchy

Measuring the Environment
airborne exposure
sound measurements
other hazards

The Regulatory Approach
The occupational safety and health act
the general duty clause
chance of an inspection by OSHA
the hazard communication standard

Overexposure and Individual Responsibility

What Working Healthy Really Means