Title: The Impact of the OSH Act on Industrial Hygiene and Risk Assessment in the Workplace 1. The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 was a landmark legislation that significantly changed the way industrial hygienists (

Answer the following questions based on what you have learned in this course. Each response must be at least 200 words
in length. You may use the textbook as a reference, and you may also use any other resources as necessary. Cite and
reference any resources used in APA Style.
1. Explain how the passage of the OSH Act in 1970 changed the way industrial hygienists (IHs) evaluated health hazards
at facilities covered by the Act. 
2. List two OSHA regulations that you believe are the most important for an IH when reducing the risk of health hazards
in a workplace. Explain your reasoning for choosing the regulations. 
3. List at least three forms of toxicology data that an IH can use to perform a risk assessment for an occupational
chemical exposure. Explain how the three types of data can be used by an IH. 
4. Discuss how you would manage initial and on-going industrial hygiene sampling at a facility if you did not have a fulltime IH on staff. How would you incorporate the IH program into an existing safety and health management system?