Preventing Chronic Beryllium Disease through Exposure Recognition and Control

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Preventing Chronic Beryllium Disease
throughExposure Recognition and Control

• Activities
• Quiz Bowl Questions
• Glo-GermTM Exercise

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Disclaimers

• This material was produced under grant number
  SH-20996-SHO from the Occupational Safety and
  Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
  It does not necessarily reflect the views or
  policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor
  does mention of trade names, commercial products,
  or organizations imply endorsement by the U. S.
  Government.
• This training is not intended to replace site or
  company specific training on the recognition and
  control of beryllium hazards in the workplace.
• It is the responsibility of the employer and its
  employees to comply with all pertinent
  OSHA/safety rules and regulations in the
  jurisdiction in which they work.

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Health Effects Quiz Bowl
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• This is just a test question.

1. True
2. False

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Health Effects Quiz Bowl
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• Health effects from beryllium include which of
  the following?

1. Beryllium sensitization (BeS)
2. Chronic beryllium disease (CBD)
3. Acute Beryllium Disease
4. All of the above

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Health Effects Quiz Bowl
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• Skin effects, such as slow wound healing, skin
  nodules, and beryllium sensitization (BeS) are
  some health effects from beryllium.

1. True
2. False

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Health Effects Quiz Bowl
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• Beryllium sensitization (BeS) means that your
  immune cells multiply when exposed to beryllium.
  It causes no symptoms.

1. True
2. False

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Health Effects Quiz Bowl
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• Two abnormal BeLPTs means you have beryllium
  sensitization (BeS) and a medical evaluation is
  needed to know if you have CBD.

1. True
2. False

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Health Effects Quiz Bowl
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• Symptoms of chronic beryllium disease (CBD)
  include shortness of breath, particularly with
  physical activity, along with sweating at night
  and feeling tired.

1. True
2. False

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Health Effects Quiz Bowl
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• Your genes (DNA) and amount of exposure to
  beryllium increase risk for beryllium
  sensitization (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease
  (CBD).

1. True
2. False

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Health Effects Quiz Bowl
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• When can you get beryllium sensitization (BeS)
  and/or chronic beryllium disease (CBD)?

1. Many years after last exposure
2. Within 3 months of first exposure
3. After a normal BeLPT
4. At any time after first exposure

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Skin Exposure (Glo-Germ)Activity
Photo by National Jewish Health
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Beryllium Exposure Quiz Bowl
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• You can use a specially trained beryllium
  badger to detect beryllium exposure in your
  workplace.

1. True
2. False

Photo by BadgerHero available under public domain
from Wikimedia Commons
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Beryllium Exposure Quiz Bowl
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• One of the main reason to do medical surveillance
  is to determine if your exposure control measures
  are working correctly.

1. True
2. False

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Beryllium Exposure Quiz Bowl
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• Beryllium has been measured in workers personal
  vehicles.

1. True
2. False

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Beryllium Exposure Quiz Bowl
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• Proper training, fit testing and no facial hair
  are all needed for a respirator to be effective
  in preventing exposure to beryllium particles.

1. True
2. False

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Beryllium Exposure Quiz Bowl
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• Area samples are as good as personal samples to
  determine a beryllium workers exposure to
  beryllium particles in the air.

1. True
2. False

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Beryllium Exposure Quiz Bowl
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• 2 µg/m3 and 0.2 µg/m3 (8 hour average) are the
  federal OSHA and California OSHA beryllium
  exposure limits.

1. True
2. False

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Beryllium Exposure Quiz Bowl
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• If your co-worker is found to have BeS, other
  workers with similar jobs may also be at risk.

1. True
2. False

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Beryllium Exposure Quiz Bowl
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• Covering the skin may reduce the risk of
  developing beryllium sensitization (BeS).

1. True
2. False