PUBLICATIONS
Complete Confined Space Handbook
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Written Publications
 

"Is Your Respirator Program Effective," Occupational Hazards, May 2001.

"The Eyes Have It," Occupational Hazards, March 2001.

"Confined Specs, Myths, Magic, Urban Ledges and the Facts," Occupational Hazards, February 2001.

"Contractors and Confined Spaces, They Just Don't Get it," Occupational Hazards, October 2000.

"How Competent is the Competent person, Occupational Hazards, August 2000.

"Managing Roof Fall Hazards in General Industry," Occupational Hazards, September 2000.

"Avoiding Tight Spots, Public Risk, July 2000.

"Is 10% LEL Really Safe?" Occupational Hazards, May, 2000.

"Is Your Safety Training program Effective," Occupational Hazards, August 1999.

"Is 19.5% Oxygen Really Safe?" Occupational Hazards, June, 1999.
"Understanding OSHA's Fall Protection Standard." Occupational Hazards, April, 1999.

"Confined Spaces and the Construction Industry," Occupational Hazards, February, 1999.

"Is 'Comply With OSHA' Sound Advice?" Occupational Hazards,  October 1998.

"Many Confined Space Programs Are Not Effective, Is yours?" Occupational Hazards, June, 1998.

"Does OSHA's Noise Standard Really Protect People's Hearings?" Occupational Hazards, May 1998.

"You Have a Right to Know about OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard," Occupational Hazards,  February 1998.

 "Burning Issues About Flammable Liquid Storage" Occupational Hazards,    November, 1997.

"Selecting the Right IH Instrument," Occupational Hazards, September, 1997.

"Safety For Industrial Hygienists", presented as a professional development short course at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference, Dallas, TX, May, 1997.

"Confined Spaces: Is it Permit or Non Permit Space, Occupational Hazards, March, 1997.

"Shocking Experiences," Occupational Hazards, February, 1997.

"Safety Myths: What Everybody Knows Is Simply Wrong," Occupational Hazards, October, 1996.

"The Real Meaning of Threshold Limit Values," Occupational Hazards, June 1996.

"Confined Space Ventilation," Occupational Hazards, March, 1996.

"Confined Space Rescue Planning," Occupational Hazards, March, 1996.

"Safety For Industrial Hygienists", presented as a professional development short course at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference, Washington, DC, May 1995.

"Understanding High-Tech Confined Space Instruments," Occupational Hazards, September, 1995.

"Locked Out For Entry," Occupational Safety and Health, November, 1994

"Alarming Readings," Occupational Safety and Health, October, 1994.

"Fabrics That Repel," Occupational Safety and Health, September, 1994.

"Can You Take The Heat," Occupational Health and Safety, June 1994.

"Detecting Invisible Risks," Occupational Health and Safety, May, 1994.

"Chronic Risks in Construction," Occupational Health and Safety, May, 1994.

"Awareness of Respiratory Equipment Can Prevent Confined Space Tragedy," Occupational Health and Safety, February, 1994.

"Training Should Treat Participants As Adults Eager to Exchange Ideas," Occupational Health and Safety, April 1993.

"OSHA's Confined Space Standard Requires Performance-Based Approach," Occupational Health and Safety, May 1993.

"Engineering  Measures  Can Muffle   Hazards Heard  in  Noisy Work Areas," Occupational Health and Safety, September 1993.

"One State's Efforts in Reducing Lead Exposure in the Construction Industry," NIOSH Conference on State-Based Occupational Health Programs, Cincinnati, OH., 1992.

"Safety in the Trenches," Occupational Health and Safety, February 1992.

"Lead Poisoning", Occupational Health and Safety, August 1992.

"PPE," Occupational Health and Safety, May 1992.

"Health Industry Adjusts to Specifics of Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Rule," Occupational Health and Safety, October 1992.

"Electrical Requirements for Hazardous Locations", Occupational Hazards, January 1991.

"Implementing Chemical Hygiene Plan Focus of OSHA's New Lab Standard," Occupational Health and Safety, February 1991.

"A Breath of Fresh Air," Occupational Health and Safety, May 1991.

"Workable Methods for Implementing the OSHA Lead Standard in the Construction Industry", presented at the 1991 American Industrial Hygiene Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

"Strike and Arc," Occupational Health and Safety, October 1991.

"Bloodborne Pathogens," Occupational Health and Safety, December 1991.

"What to Expect from OSHA in the '90s", Body Shop Business, April 1990.

"Eliminating Confined Space Accidents in the Coating and Lining Industry," Journal of  Protective Coatings and Linings, April 1990.

"Regulations, Employee Concerns Spur Air Monitoring of Work-Place Hazards," Occupational Health and Safety, May 1990.

"An Introduction and Overview of Confined Space Hazards", presented at the 1990 American Industrial Hygiene Conference, Orlando, FL.

"Safe Handling of Flammable Liquids," Body Shop Business, June 1990.

"Managing Welding Hazards in Confined Spaces," Welding Journal, July 1990.

"Choosing the Proper Respirator, "Body Shop Business," August 1990.

"Air Supplied Respirators," Body Shop Business, September 1990.

"OSHA's  Lockout-Tagout  Standard   Mandates  Control  of  Energy  Source," Occupational Health and Safety, October 1990.

"Health Hazards in Welding," Body Shop Business, November 1990.

"Hazards of Flammable Liquids Warrant Strict Adherence to OSHA , NFPA Codes," Occupational Health and Safety, November 1990.

Ulcers A. A. and J. F. Rekus, "Let's Get the Lead Out: One State's Approach to Controlling Lead in Construction," Job Safety and Health Quarterly, Winter, 1989.

"Safety While Spraying Should be Your First Consideration," Body Shop Business, November, 1989.

"There's More To Respirators Than Meets the Eye," Occupational Safety and Health, October, 1989.

"Disaster Drills Identify Potential for Problems in Real Emergencies," Occupational Safety and Health, October 1989.

"Compliance  with the  New OSHA, Right to Know Standard," Welding Journal, September, 1989.

"Averting Disaster," Occupational Safety and Health, June 1989.

"Employees Have a Right to Know," Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings, April 1989.

"Finishing Touch," Occupational Health and Safety, February 1989.

"Your Worksite Lunch May be Lethal if You are a Construction Worker," Occupational Health and Safety, October 1988.

"Avoid Confined Space Hazards with a Comprehensive Entry Program," Occupational Health and Safety, September 1988.

"Structural Steel Hot Work: A Serious Hazard in Construction", Welding Journal, September 1988.

Lippy, B. E. CIH, K. T. Baugh, R.F. Moreland Ph.D., MPH, and J.F Rekus, CSP, CIH, "Lead Exposure in Construction: A Case Study Supporting One State's More Stringent Standard," presented at the 1988 American Industrial Hygiene Conference, San Francisco, CA, May 1988.

"Working on Structural Steel: The Lead Hazard," Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings, January, 1988.

"Everyone Likes to Ride on a Fire Truck", Fire Command, June 1987.

Summary of  Spray Booth  Fires Occurring in the Furniture Industry, developed for Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, 1984.

"Evaluation of Worker Exposure to Airborne Chemical Agents," presented at the 1983 American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D.C.

"Industrial  Hygiene  Characterization of Mechanized Railroad Tie  Re-placement   Process", presented at the 1983 Conference of the Association of Railroad Industrial Hygienists, Orlando, Florida.

"Industrial Hygiene Characterization of Continuous Welded Rail Laying Process," presented at the 1981 Conference of the Association of Railroad Industrial Hygienists, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Operating High Volume Air Samplers, Module 3, developed under contract with U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, 1980.

Using Ionizing Radiation Detectors, Module 11, developed under contract with U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, 1980.

Obtaining  Heat Stress  Measurements,   Module  13, developed  under  contract with U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, 1980.

"Organic Vapor Monitors in the Presence of Absorbtively Competing Solvents", presented at the 1979 American Industrial Hygiene Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Slide Tape Presentations

Analytical Chemistry (3 hours) Discusses general principles of analytical chemistry including operational theory of instrumentation used in the industrial hygiene laboratory.

Strategy in Air Sampling (50 minutes) Explains the application and theory of operation of various sampling instruments used for the evaluation of occupational health hazards.

Compliance with OSHA Noise Standards (26 minutes) Discusses the physics of sound and the requirements of the OSHA noise standard. Explains the theory of operation and application of noise measuring instruments. Describes techniques that can be used to control industrial noise.
 

Video Tapes
Working Safely With Flammable Liquids, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy MA, (2001). Technical Consultant.
 

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