Objective: To make electronic resources available to library users while effectively harnessing intellectual capital within the library, ultimately fostering the library's use of technology to interact asynchronously with its patrons (users). Methods: The methods used in the project included: (1) developing a new library website to facilitate the creation, management, accessibility, maintenance and dissemination of library resources; and (2) establishing ownership by those who participated in the project, while creating effective work allocation strategies through the implementation of a content management system that allowed the library to manage cost, complexity and interoperability. Results: Preliminary results indicate that contributors to the system benefit from an increased understanding of the library's resources and add content valuable to library patrons. These strategies have helped promote the manageable creation and maintenance of electronic content in accomplishing the library's goal of interacting with its patrons. Conclusions: Establishment of a contributive system for adding to the library's electronic resources and electronic content has been successful. Further work will look at improving asynchronous interaction, particularly highlighting accessibility of electronic content and resources.Keywords: case reports, communication, health resources, information services, information dissemination, information management, information storage and retrieval, information systems, libraries, medical, library services. Key Messages Implications for Practice dImprove user awareness and access to resources through asynchronous interaction. Develop strong practice oriented models and frameworks.
Concerns about the adverse health effects of exposure to asbestos have prompted widespread removal of asbestos‐containing materials, resulting in the increased use of substitutes composed of both naturally occurring and synthetic materials. Man‐made mineral fiber asbestos substitutes are mineral fibrous materials such as fibrous glass, rock wool, slag wool, and refractory (ceramic) fibers. Because of the similarity of the chemical composition and morphology of these substitute fibrous materials to those of asbestos, serious questions have been raised about their health implications. In particular, there is growing concern whether such substitutes pose a carcinogenic risk similar to that of asbestos. These health concerns are even more pronounced considering that man‐made mineral fibers (MMMF) have found wide applications in commerce, in addition to their use as asbestos substitutes in the building industry.
Since the late 1970s, asbestos, perhaps more so than any other environmental or occupational health issue, has had a profound impact on our society. The management of asbestos in buildings has been the subject of considerable litigation, legislation and regulation not only in the United States, but worldwide. In a broader sense, asbestos has provided a focal point for the national and international debate on how best to evaluate and respond to environmental health risks. It is likely that this debate will continue for many years to come and it is not the intent of this chapter to provide further input to this debate, but rather to deal with the issue on a more practical basis. For the owner or manager of a building containing asbestos, the issue is not one of intellectual or philosophical curiosity or of regulatory agendas. For the building owner or manager, asbestos is an issue which must be dealt with on a day‐to‐day basis. The building owner or manager is faced not only with the realities of effectively managing a known human carcinogen, but also in dealing with a public perception (or misperception) which has been heavily influenced by two decades of media attention and complying with a myriad of federal, state and local regulations. Management of asbestos in buildings requires the input of professionals in many disciplines, including industrial hygiene, toxicology, medicine, law, risk management, engineering, architecture, construction, and administration. The professional industrial hygienist, as a key member of this team, is uniquely qualified to coalesce all input into meaningful informed decisions. In asbestos management, the industrial hygienist plays multiple roles: As a health professional, the industrial hygienist understands the health risks of asbestos and can relate that risk to human exposure. As an air monitoring specialist, the industrial hygienist has a firm grasp of the sampling and analytical techniques to ensure a clear and meaningful interpretation of sampling results. As an engineer, the industrial hygienist has an understanding of the practical issues involved in contamination control, work area isolation, work practices, and the use of personal protective equipment. As a teacher, the industrial hygienist is routinely called upon to communicate technical and health risk information to laypersons and to instruct workers in safe work practices. As a project manager, the industrial hygienist has experience in working with a team to achieve specific goals.
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