Workplace Monitoring Processes: Environmental Impact Report

This report examines workplace monitoring processes, focusing on the identification and impact of physical agents such as dust, light, noise, and vibrations. It details regulatory requirements, specifically referencing German standards and the importance of adhering to the German Occupational and Safety Act. The report outlines measurement and sampling processes, including the use of equipment like PCE instruments to measure dust particles and air quality, as well as the application of both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. It also covers the types of monitoring equipment used, such as dust-monitoring and air quality monitoring devices, emphasizing the importance of proper calibration and safety procedures. The report further addresses ensuring health and safety through the use of protective gear and the impact of environmental conditions on measurements, such as temperature and air pressure. Finally, it describes the interpretation and evaluation of the monitoring process, including identifying polluted zones and taking necessary actions to maintain a safe working environment. The report concludes by providing a list of references used in the analysis.

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Table of Contents
Identification of the physical agents and its impact.........................................................................2
Regulatory requirements..................................................................................................................2
Measurements and sampling process...............................................................................................3
Monitoring equipments....................................................................................................................4
Ensuring health and safety...............................................................................................................5
Impact of environmental condition on measurements.....................................................................5
Interpretation and evaluation of the monitoring process.................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Identification of the physical agents and its impact
Fiber, dusts and particulates are the most common physical agents generated in the
workplace (Jargot and Melin 2013). However over exposure of these materials will cause in the
lung diseases, asthma and respiratory disorders. This is due to the reason that, dusts particles are
minute and cannot be avoided. Another physical agent is the light. Continuous exposure to the
high beam of lights such as kind of rays will create vision problem of the employees. Their eyes
as well as skin can be affected due to it. Employees may get developed skin rashes and other skin
diseases along with impact on their visionary power.
Noise is also very common in any workplace and in the case of manufacturing such as car
parts, it will be more. However, over exposure of the employees in noisy scenario will create
hearing problem for the employees (Qiu, Peng and He 2013). Along with that, headache and
irritation may also happen among them. Presence of machines will obviously create vibrations,
which will cause nerve issues of the employees. This is due to the reason that, continuous
exposure to the vibration will cause irritation on the body and will affect the nervous system.
Regulatory requirements
Germany is having stringent regulations and standards in terms of safety and health of the
workers in their workplace. Organizations operating in Germany should adhere to the council
directive of 89/391/EEC in improving their health and safety arrangements. On the other hand,
health and safety laws of Germany follow the approach of the standards of European Union and
International bodies (Paul and Huber 2015). The car parts manufacturing company should
comply with the standards being laid by the German Occupational and Safety Act or

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Arbeitsschutzgesetz. This act states the basic and key principles to be followed in terms of the
steps o be taken by both the employee and employer.
Measurements and sampling process
The car manufacturing part industry consists of series of process that will have to be
executed in order to develop the product. The technological advancement has eased the work for
the control engineers within the organization. All the processes in industrial organizations have
become automated and the control department constantly monitors the processes. This has
enabled them to keep all the processes to optimal position. Dust particles having a diameter less
than 100μm will cause health issues by damaging the internal organs. PCE instruments will be
used to measure the number of dust particles (Phadke and Thorp 2017). This will measure the
number of crystalline silica particles, metal dust, fibers and plastic dust. The PCE- PCO could
be connected to a large display in the control room, which will measure air pressure,
temperature, and relative humidity. These consist of using sensors and transducers where the
sensors will sense the changes and the transducer will transmit the readings of the sensors to the
control room.
Initially, primary data will have to be collected with questionnaires mainly close ended.
The sampling of these data will be based on simple random sampling. Randomization of the
data is the main principle used where all the participants will have equal opportunity of being
chosen (Schilling and Neubauer 2017). This data will be interpreted quantitatively throughout
the study but qualitative analysis will also be conducted for gathering more information about the
issues faced by the industrial process. The qualitative data will be collected through open-ended
questionnaire and non-probabilistic sampling will be used.

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Monitoring equipments
The different types of monitoring equipment used are dust-monitoring equipments, air
quality monitoring equipments, Air temperature measurement equipments and humidity
measurement equipments. The dust particles will be measured in μm where if the particle size is
less than 100 μm then it will cause damage to the internal organs such as lungs. The air quality is
measured in micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3) parts per million (ppm) or parts per billion
(ppb) (Darwish et al. 2018). The unit of measurement of air temperature is Celsius or Fahrenheit
whichever is programmed into the machine. This will also depend on the degree of temperature
that will have to be measured. Therefore, identifying the temperature range is essential so that
measurement becomes easier. Humidity of air measured in grams of water vapor per cubic meter
volume of air.
However, using this equipment pose minimum amount of risk if all the procedures are
followed. This would include keeping combustible material away from the measurement units.
Moreover, as most of the modern instruments are digitalized they can be auto calibrated form the
control room (Petite 2015). However, contingencies occur many times where there is problem in
the sensor and transducer so manual calibration and maintenance options are there. The devices
will be regularly calibrated to maintain their accuracy and precision. The level of risks of using
these equipment is less unless safety procedures are followed.

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Ensuring health and safety
In order to ensure my own health and safety while collecting data for analyzing the
present situation, protective gears will have to be used. This will consist of the use of special
body suits, shoes and gloves. The excess amount of dust within the atmosphere may lead to
explosion, therefore while accessing areas of high contamination protective gears are essential.
Impact of environmental condition on measurements
The measurements of instruments are optimal within a certain degree of temperature, air
pressure and air density. While installing the devices, it has to be taken into consideration the
factors under which the instrument will provide valid measurements (Brauer 2016). Therefore,
protective measures will have to be taken to maintain the surrounding environment, which can be
monitored through the control room.
Interpretation and evaluation of the monitoring process
The monitoring process consists of use of digital equipments to measure the present
pollution level in the factory. The devices will provide alerts if the level of pollution is higher
than the given range. Therefore, based on the readings necessary actions will have to be taken.
This will consist of identifying the most polluted zones within the factory and then evaluation of
the effective measures that will be taken. Then, all the equipments in the polluted zones will be
checked to identify their conditions. The equipments in very bad conditions will have to be
replaced and others will be cleaned and maintained.

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