National Occupational Exposure Survey
Field Guidelines
March, 1988
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 88-106
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
CONTENTS 
FOREWORD 
I. ABSTRACT 
II. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
III. INTRODUCTION 
IV. HISTORY  A. Recruiting  
B. Turnover  
C. Scheduling  
D. Teams
88-106-a.pdf (34 pages, 563K) 
V. SURVEYOR TRAINING  A. The Industrial Hygiene Section  
B. The Industrial Processes Section  
C. Recognition of Chemical, Physical, and Biological Agents  
D. Survey Interview and Data Encoding Procedures   1. Part I - Survey Form Interview Procedures  
2. Part II - Survey Form Data Encoding Procedures  
3. Part III - Survey Form Encoding Procedures  E. Field Training of the NOES Surveyor  VI. FACILITY SCHEDULING, SURVEYING, AND DECISION MATRIX FOR FIELD STAFF 
88-106-b.pdf (12 pages, 365K) 
VII. FORMS PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS  A. Part I Survey Form Preparation   1. Part I - Survey Form Instructions pp. 39-70
88-106-c.pdf (32 pages, 581K) 
1. Part I - Survey Form Instructions pp. 71-128
88-106-d.pdf (58 pages, 785K) 
B. Surveyor's Manual and Definitions  
C. Part II Survey Form Preparation 
88-106-e.pdf (48 pages, 1,179K) 
D. Part III Survey Form Preparation  
E. Part II Coding - Example Industrial Situations
88-106-f.pdf (18 pages, 305K) 
APPENDIX A - Notification Letter  
APPENDIX B - List of In-Scope Four-Digit SIC Codes and Narrative Descriptions  
APPENDIX C - Intended Control Codes  
APPENDIX D - Physical Exposures  
APPENDIX E - NOES Product Use Terms (PUTS)  
APPENDIX F - Operational Definitions of Eleven Critical Chronic Trauma Hazards  
APPENDIX G - Jobs and Chronic Effects of Trauma  
APPENDIX H - Coding Conventions for Welding, Brazing. Soldering, and Thermal Cutting Processes
88-106-g.pdf (38 pages, 837K) 

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