MANAGING BEST PRACTICES: How good are your exposure records?
Every workplace that has chemical exposures to workers should engage the services of a competent industrial hygienist.
Why? For one reason, OSHA's air contaminants standard (29 CFR 1910.1000) states: "Any equipment and/or technical measures used for (controlling employee exposure to chemical hazards) must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person." The language in the standard is not advisory and since the term "other technically qualified person" is not defined, strict compliance with the standard means ensuring the services of a competent industrial hygienist.