Optimizing Industrial Hygiene Practices for the U.S. Air Force
Optimizing Industrial Hygiene Practices for the U.S. Air Force
3 PagesOptimizing Industrial Hygiene Practices for the U.S. Air Force Challenge The Department of Defense (DoD) implemented the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS) to improve industrial hygiene (IH) and environmental health practices at U.S. Military bases. DOEHRS provides a standardized system for entering, assessing, managing and reporting occupational and environmental health exposures. The U.S. Air Force needed to improve the capacity of base personnel to apply DOEHRS processes. After initial training, base staff were typically not prepared to utilize the full capability DOEHRS provides. They also needed more support in understanding and following best IH practices. Solution The USAF came to Battelle for help in developing coaching programs that would prep
