Summary
In short
- A personal air sampling record is a record used in KnowHealth that records a sample taken from a worker's breathing zone over a shift. It is built against OSHA 1910.1000, ACGIH TLV and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
- Taken to the sampling plan. Carried out by a trained sampler with calibrated equipment.
- The template holds 53 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is result against oel, 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 Worker, SEG, Substance.
What it is
What it is
What is a personal air sampling record?
A personal air sampling record is a record used in KnowHealth that records a sample taken from a worker's breathing zone over a shift. It is built against OSHA 1910.1000, ACGIH TLV and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
When is a personal air sampling record completed?
A personal air sampling record is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Taken to the sampling 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 worker, seg, 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.
- Area Monitoring Record, which records fixed point sampling in a work area rather than on a person.
- 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 personal air sampling record template based on?+
It is built against OSHA 1910.1000, ACGIH TLV. 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 personal air sampling record contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, sampling conditions, equipment and method, result, follow up. Together they hold 53 fields, 40 of which are required.
How often is a personal air sampling 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 personal air sampling 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 a personal air sampling record scored?+
Scoring is result against oel. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the personal air sampling 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 personal air sampling 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