Employee’s exposure to methyl n-amyl ketone

Occupational Exposure to Methyl-n-amyl-ketone
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Occupational Exposure to Methyl-n-amyl-ketone
Background
Different types of occupational health hazards impose significant challenges across employers, employees, and industrial hygienists. Industrial hygienists should always try to ensure the safety and quality of health of an employee under different adverse situations. Such professionals should sensitize and aware both the concerned stakeholders (employees and employer) regarding the likely presence of an occupational hazard that is existent in a specific industrial setting or across an organization. Industrial hygienists are entrusted to assess the occupational and personal exposure level to different toxicants and chemicals. Hence, such professionals must administer appropriate sampling strategies for accurately assessing the level of exposure or risk across an individual (Ashley, 2015). Finally, industrial hygienists should compare the occupational or personal exposure levels to the different occupational safety standards or guidelines that are framed by regulatory authorities such as OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act), NIOSH (National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health), and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial and Hygienists (ACGIH). However, such organizations have set individual standards for defining the limits of occupational and personal exposure. The present report reflects the occ…