EVALUATION FORM FOR BUILDING OR INDUSTRIAL WORKPLACE

Industrial evaluation sometimes called industrial hygiene is a form of evaluation that is done using certain standards to evaluate a building or work place. Different standards can be used depending on the type of industry. That is if it is an industry dealing with chemical processes , the standard of evaluation are different. Despite this, there are some common standard guidelines which are used in all industries based on three categories. These categories are:

• Chemical. This includes dusts, fumes,mists and vapours
• Physical . This include noise, heat/cold and radiation
• Ergonomic .This comprises of cumulative trauma disorders

Industrial hygienists use different ways of evaluating chemical hazards like monitoring the exposure. Employees working in hazardous chemical sections may be asked to wear personal sampling pumps during their part or all of their work shift. The sampling device is put at the employees collar and sample best represent what the employee is inhaling. These samples can be used by industrial evaluators to evaluate the industry.

Physical hazards can be evaluated by using personal sampling. Each employee working in a noise area is required to wear a noise dosimeter for all or part of their work. The noise dosimeter is clipped to the collar of the employee and it is fixed with a microphone which picks the noise levels of the industry. Evaluators use information from this device to evaluate the noise level of the industry.
Finally, an industrial assessor may evaluate the working space for each individual. The ergonomic assessment assesses tools, space, and work processes. Industrial assessor will watch the employee to identify improper lifting, reaching awkward body postures and repetitive motion. By so doing this will give the an idea of assessing the industrial workplace.

Therefore the evaluation form for building or industrial workplace contains the a bove mentioned things.

Apart from the above mentioned assessments the industrial evaluators also conduct the following evaluations on building :

1. Site design which includes site analysis and planning,stormwater management which should be connected to the storm water treatment area,natural landscape, parking and transportation, and site lighting.
2. Building design and energy includes building design, energy efficiency,daylighting and interior lighting, alternative energy and building commissioning.
3. Materials and resources includes interior and exterior materials and water conservation.
4. Construction and demolition includes waste and recycling, erosion and dust control and pre-occupancy control for indoor air quality.
5. Indoor environmental quality includes industrial air quality and acoustic quality.
6. Operations and maintainance includes operations manual and maintainance, faciligy maintenance and stewardship of site and landscape elements.