The following is a suggested protocol:

1. Using the hazard assessment described in Section 3.5.3, identify:

* The similar exposure group [i.e., process, job, task, agent (i.e., beryllium) and specific population at risk].

* The appropriate standard for airborne exposure or surface contamination.

2. Conduct a sampling campaign.

1. Determine the number of samples to take.

2. Take the samples.

3. Determine the data distribution (e.g., normal or log normal) and calculate the appropriate descriptive statistics.

4. Compare the results with the appropriate standard.

Element Buddy- Beryllium

Beryllium (symbol Be) is the fourth element of the periodic table, with an average atomic mass of approximately 9. It is not found in a pure form in nature, most commonly in the form beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18), a picture of which is below. Pure Beryllium is brittle and greyish in color, also shown below. It is a solid at room temperature.

Beryllium aluminum silicate Pure Beryllium

The word Beryllium comes from Greek. It was also called Glucinium, from the Greek word for sweet, glykys. Beryllium tastes sweet, but should not be eaten to verify this.

The Egyptians knew of both emerald and beryl, both forms of beryllium aluminum silicate. A French chemist, Nicholas Louis Vauquelin, determined Beryllium to be a distinct element in 1797, but it was not isolated until 1828, when the German chemist Friedrich Wöhler sucessfully isolated Beryllium from Beryllium Chloride.

The structure of a Beryllium atom is shown below.