Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System Industrial Hygiene What is DOEHRS ? Tri-Service, web-based Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) exposure database system with mobile capability Single definition, collection and analysis platform to generate a longitudinal OEH exposure record for Service members Replaces fragmented, Service-specific, incomplete processes Garrison and deployed commonality: 175 Computer Applications Hazards Results Exposures Locations A product of the DoD Medical Health System (MHS) Lets Get DOWN to Earth DOD is a very Large Corporation with three major business areas Hurdles DOD has a standardized Business Process Model for the practice of industrial hygiene. Tri-Service Plus effort Agreement of a Business Process Model Standardized Pick lists DOD Exposure Assessment Model DOEHRS-IH provides an Industrial Hygiene tool to different levels of management. DOD Exposure Assessment Model Business Process Model of DOEHRS-IH Hazards Units OEL’s Processes Analytical Methods Organizations Personnel type Control Name Equipment Version 1.3 Limited Deployment (Jan 06) How Does it Work ? An Introduction Define Scope of Support & Resources Basic Characterization Establish Similar Exposure Groups Develop Workplace Monitoring Plan Characterize Exposures Assess Exposure & Recommend Control Reporting Re-evaluation 1 Define Scope of Support & Resources Foundation of the Model ID Customers Unit identification Code UIC Availability Industrial Hygiene Staff Equipment Contract and Service Laboratories Real Property Databases, Building Locations Establish Similar Exposure Groups Critical Element of Detailed Workplace Exposure Assessments Groups of Employees who have Common Risks and Similar Exposure Profiles Identified by Similar Substance, Workplace, and Exposure Factors: Contaminant(s), Organization(s), Worksite(s) Job Title(s), Process(es) or Task(s), Exposure Levels Result = Expected Exposure Characterize Exposures Basic Characterization Intensity Duration Frequency of Exposure Sampling tasks on the Master Schedule Data collecting plan Creates Control charts of exposure Assists with regulatory compliance Assess Exposure & Recommend Control Monitoring workers for: Equipment, Chemical, Biological, Physical Personnel working at the Process Controls utilized at the Process Develop Workplace Monitoring Plan Identifying Potential Exposures UIC, SHOP, PROCESS, HAZARD Relationship Hazards from: Qualitative Quantitative Unique Sample ID Numbers w/Bar Code Professional Judgment Relate exposure to a already assessed Process Comparing observations to negative health effects Norm & Log norm Statistics Modeling Comparing calculated exposure to Occupational Exposure Limit. Recommending Medical Surveillance & Control 2 Reporting Data in DOEHRS will be exported to Word files in a table format so that you may customize. Kevin Wisniewski’s Personal Gut Feelings Joint Application Development Meetings Talking with Army IH’s in the field Talking with other Service Members The practice of Industrial Hygiene is a never ending process Continuous Quality Improvement Demographics In place Controls Recommendations References Re-evaluation UIC, Shop, Process, Date Range Select data types (i.e.) Quality Assurance Process Survey Results Reported by DOD Exposure Assessment Model What have you done for DOEHRS-IH today? ONE Dream…..One Team DOD Exposure Assessment Model https://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/News/Army/DOHP/OccHealth/Do cuments/IHEAM/ihassessmodelv8.html Summary DOEHRS-IH will be a world class occupational exposure database system It supports data collection in the field and subsequent data calls It provides the longitudinal exposure record for DoD employees based on individual and grouped exposures Will be part of a bigger occupational health data system. Questions Kevin Wisniewski Army Functional Representative DOEHRS-IH US ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Industrial Hygiene and Medical Safety Management Kevin.Wisniewski2@us.army.mil 3