Industrywide studies report, a walk-through survey of American Sterilizer Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.

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• Personal Author:
  Greife, Alice L. ; Ringenburg V ; Steenland, Kyle
• Description:
  A walkthrough survey was conducted at American Sterilizer Company (SIC-3842), Erie, Pennsylvania in May, 1984. The purpose of the study was to determine the feasibility of including the facility in a NIOSH industrywide mortality/industrial hygiene study of ethylene- oxide (75218) exposure. The company produced sterilizers for hospitals and used ethylene-oxide to test the sterilizers for air leaks and gauge function from 1956 to 1982. Contract sterilization of various materials was also performed. Personnel records were adequate to determine exposed workers based on job categories, although some records for terminated employees in the late 1970s were missing. A review of the records indicated that the facility could contribute about 5,100 person years to the NIOSH study. The company conducted area air monitoring for ethylene-oxide in 1981 and 1982 under simulated conditions of exposure. The authors conclude that the facility meets most eligibility requirements for the NIOSH survey: having at least 400 person years of exposure, adequate personnel records, and no serious confounding exposure to a known leukemogen. The facility should be tentatively included in the NIOSH study.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Nuclear Power Plants Occupational Health Radiation Radiation Dosage Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-models Field-study Hygiene Industrial-engineering Medical-facilities Mortality-data NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-3 Toxicology Ventilation-equipment

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00152216
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 67-26, 1985 Aug; :1-22
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ethylene oxide (CAS RN 75-21-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3842 - Surgical appliances and supplies - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1669426072a99f809d489d294e99d5c46a58b98029a8b7c61bbab8ab5ceee759862adbe89b2a4aa0464a0ef4cab8a4b349b4d10e925a81a17e83a1bfc708af88
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179755/cdc_179755_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.73 MB ]