New developments in industry hygiene

Abstract

The field of industrial hygiene is very broad because it includes all kinds of occupational hazards in all industries. There are a lot of new things emerging every year due to changing technology and environment. Therefore, it is necessary for industrial hygiene practitioners to be able to anticipate the trends in industrial hygiene and keep up with new changes. Five trends that might be an indication of the future of industrial hygiene are considered. Moreover, some interesting examples about new developments in industrial hygiene are raised. One thing that could be inferred from these trends and examples is that information and high technology are increasingly being integrated into many industrial hygiene products, making them automated. As a result, many governmental regulations have to be revised in order to better reflect the current technology.

Citation

Atthayuwat, K. and Kleiner, B.H. (2005), "New developments in industry hygiene", Management Research News, Vol. 28 No. 2/3, pp. 63-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170510785101