Employee-related environmental information systems

Most industrial organizations must collect various types of employee-related environmental exposure information to satisfy governmental regulations and to provide managers with the information which is required to control employee exposures to adverse environmental conditions. The three basic elements of systems which are designed to collect and store employee-related environmental information are examined and the characteristics of 21 different systems which can be constructed from these basic elements are discussed. Some techniques which are useful for the selection of the best environmental information system for a specific plant or group of employees are discussed and illustrated by examples. Some problems which require further investigation to improve the design and selection of environmental information systems are also identified and discussed.