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Annex I · Industrial and processes

Industrial buildings: separate building health from workplace exposure

In an industrial setting, a general air reading cannot declare a workstation safe. The process must be understood, emissions captured and exposure compared under applicable regulatory methods and values.

RSBQ professional fieldwork — Annex I · Industrial and processes

Map processes and emissions

Each product, task, waste stream, combustion source or operation is connected to an emission scenario and exposed people.

  • Safety data sheets
  • Fixed and mobile sources
  • Continuous or intermittent emissions
  • Combustible dust
  • Migration to offices

Use the control hierarchy

Elimination, substitution, enclosure and local exhaust precede general ventilation and personal protective equipment.

  • Capture close to source
  • Make-up air
  • Outdoor discharge
  • Failure alarm
  • Process interlock

Assess exposure correctly

The strategy specifies workers, tasks, durations, methods, instruments and regulatory values. RSBQ creates no parallel exposure limits.

  • Personal sampling
  • Area measurement
  • Averaging time
  • RSST Schedule I values
  • Verified control plan

RSBQ field guide · Building and operations

Questions a serious file should answer.

Context determines the method. These guideposts help distinguish a structured investigation from a simple collection of results.

01

What is the actual use?

Occupancy, schedules, vulnerability, processes and sensitive areas determine applicability.

02

Which systems connect areas?

Air, water, drainage, garages, shafts, elevators and enclosure may transfer contaminants.

03

Who controls each asset?

Owner, manager, tenant, employer, contractor and professional.

04

What makes follow-up durable?

Records, maintenance, complaints, trends, construction, re-occupancy and reassessment.

Minimum deliverables
  • Assignment and assessed areas
  • Method and conditions
  • Competence and instruments
  • Results and observations
  • Limitations and uncertainty
  • Decision, correction and follow-up

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