Summary
In short
- An area monitoring record is a record used in KnowHealth that records fixed point sampling in a work area rather than on a person. It is built against ACGIH, OSHA 1910.1000 and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
- Taken to the monitoring plan. Carried out by a trained sampler.
- The template holds 38 fields across 4 sections, with measurement points repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is result against limit, where high is bad.
- OSHA is occupational Safety and Health Administration. The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Site, Substance.
What it is
What it is
What is an area monitoring record?
An area monitoring record is a record used in KnowHealth that records fixed point sampling in a work area rather than on a person. It is built against ACGIH, OSHA 1910.1000 and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
When is an area monitoring record completed?
An area monitoring record is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Taken to the monitoring plan.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form EXP-2026-000
- You are running the Occupational Health Surveillance programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links site, substance
Not for
- Similar Exposure Group Register, which groups workers who share the same tasks, agents and exposure patterns.
- Qualitative Exposure Assessment, which rates likely exposure using professional judgement, task knowledge and existing data, before any sampling.
- Personal Air Sampling Record, which records a sample taken from a worker's breathing zone over a shift.
- Anything outside KnowHealth, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply.
ACGIHAmerican Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
Publishes threshold limit values for chemical and physical agents. Guidance, but widely adopted into law.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the area monitoring record template based on?+
It is built against ACGIH, OSHA 1910.1000. OSHA is occupational Safety and Health Administration. The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply. ACGIH is american Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. Publishes threshold limit values for chemical and physical agents. Guidance, but widely adopted into law.
What sections does the area monitoring record contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, measurement points, conditions, outcome. Together they hold 38 fields, 26 of which are required.
How often is an area monitoring record raised?+
A new record is raised at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Each one is given an ID in the form EXP-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the area monitoring record belong to?+
It is part of Occupational Health Surveillance. A monitoring plan per exposure group, with surveillance findings feeding back into the controls.
How is an area monitoring record scored?+
Scoring is result against limit. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the area monitoring record template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the area monitoring record library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowHealth — employee wellbeing. Exposure monitoring, health surveillance, case management and return to work.
Meet KnowHealth→Sources
Sources
- OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- ACGIH — American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists