Engineering controls for abating airborne biologic, chemical, and physical contaminants in health care workplaces.
Airborne hazards present special challenges due to nonuniform release into the environment, inadequate or nonexistent measuring capability, and lack of established exposure limits. However, some general guidelines are available.
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United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Salt Lake Technical Center, UT 84165-0200, USA.
D004738:Engineering; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration; D017132:Workplace