Exposure Assessment Awareness Part II

3M’s Katie Hacker sand co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells continue their discussion on workplace exposure assessment awareness.

Exposure Assessment Awareness Part I

Welcome back to another episode of the Global Science of Safety podcast.  In this episode co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells, along with guest Katie Hacker discuss exposure assessment as a component of workplace hazard awareness. Having a systematic method to characterize workplace exposures to chemical, physical and biological agents is fundamental to occupational health and safety programs. This is part one of a two-part series on exposure assessment awareness. Tune in to learn more about this important aspect of workplace health and safety. Katie Hacker is a Certified Occupational Hygienist (CIH) and Global Application Engineering Manager in 3M’s Personal Safety Division.

The Science of Safety Podcast is presented by the 3M Personal Safety Division.  This is a podcast that is curious about the science and systems behind workplace health and safety with a focus on personal protective equipment (or PPE) used to help keep workers healthy and safe.

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