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Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Start Date
7-5-2026 11:00 AM
End Date
7-5-2026 11:30 AM
Description
This presentation describes a comprehensive air monitoring program designed to protect workers and nearby neighborhoods during ash pond closure work. The program uses three main components: project (or boundary) monitoring at the site perimeter to track dust near the project boundaries, work area monitoring placed near active construction zones, and personal sampling on individual workers at regular intervals. Together, these approaches provide data on both community impacts and worker exposures, helping the team respond quickly when levels approach action limits. The Teams actions prior to exceedance of regulatory limits has helped prevent exposures. The talk will explain how monitors are sited, how sampling frequencies are built into the construction schedule, and how results are communicated to supervisors and field staff. The presentation will also share key lessons learned, including the importance of clear procedures, good scheduling, and simple guidance for employees who are sampled. These practices have improved compliance, increased worker confidence in the monitoring program, and strengthened relationships with the surrounding community.
Document Type
Presentation
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Archival
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Before the Limit Hits: Lessons from a Proactive Construction Air Monitoring Program
Lexington, Kentucky
This presentation describes a comprehensive air monitoring program designed to protect workers and nearby neighborhoods during ash pond closure work. The program uses three main components: project (or boundary) monitoring at the site perimeter to track dust near the project boundaries, work area monitoring placed near active construction zones, and personal sampling on individual workers at regular intervals. Together, these approaches provide data on both community impacts and worker exposures, helping the team respond quickly when levels approach action limits. The Teams actions prior to exceedance of regulatory limits has helped prevent exposures. The talk will explain how monitors are sited, how sampling frequencies are built into the construction schedule, and how results are communicated to supervisors and field staff. The presentation will also share key lessons learned, including the importance of clear procedures, good scheduling, and simple guidance for employees who are sampled. These practices have improved compliance, increased worker confidence in the monitoring program, and strengthened relationships with the surrounding community.
