PIMEX[rgrave]. Combined Use of Air Sampling Instruments and Video Filming: Experience and Results During Six Years of Use

In June 1985, experiments were carried out with a system consisting of a real-time monitoring instrument combined with video filming. The first results clearly demonstrated that this new use of air sampling instruments might be an excellent tool for industrial hygiene. Six years of development of the idea have resulted in a well-tested method called PIMEX[rgrave]. The development has resulted in handy equipment, designed for use by industrial hygienists, safety engineers, and other persons involved in work to control health hazards. The unit includes the necessary video equipment, telemetry, and the video mixer. Combined with a suitable instrument, it is ready to use. PIMEX has been used, first of all as, a tool for evaluation of measures in workplaces aimed to reduce exposure to air pollutants. It has also been used to determine reasons for high exposures and the results have been utilized in control measures. The recorded material has also been used for training of workers in those workplaces. Another important use of PIMEX has been production of video films. One example is a film produced for the GRP industry (glass-fiber reinforced polyester plastic). The PIMEX method was used to evaluate different types of ventilation and production systems as well as different work practices. PIMEX is now a technically and pedagogically developed method used in many countries all over the world. The method has also been evaluated with aspect to its ability to serve as a tool for control measures in workplaces. The PIMEX method will play an important role for industrial hygiene in the future. Rosén, G.: PIMEX. Combined Use of Air Sampling Instruments and Video Filming: Experience and Results from Six Years of Use. Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 8(4):344-347; 1993.