Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 78-62-526: Littleton Veterinary Clinic: Littleton, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Burroughs, G. Edward
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  General area and breathing zone sampling was conducted on May 25, 1978 to measure concentrations of halothane (151677) at the Littleton Veterinary Clinic (SIC-0741) in Littleton, Colorado. An evaluation request came from the management of the clinic on behalf of 5 affected employees. Halothane concentrations measured by solid sorbent tubes ranged from 4.3 to 20.5 parts per million (ppm). Concentrations ranged from 1 to over 50ppm as measured by infrared spectrometry. The authors conclude that a health hazard exists from exposure to halothane. They recommend that exposures should be reduced to below 2ppm during surgical procedures, a scavenging system be installed for the ventilator, fittings be tightened, equipment be checked periodically, the breathing system be pressurized, and the check valves be tested. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Anesthesia Halothane Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Ventilation Veterinarians
• Keywords:
  Anesthetics Animal-care-facilities Hazard-Confirmed Hazardous-chemicals HHE-78-62-526 Humans NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 8 Scavenging System Veterinary-personnel Waste Anesthetic Gases

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7862526
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Littleton (CO) ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  11 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Ruby, Darrel L. ; Goetz, Carol
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00099498
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-143091
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 78-62-526, 1978 Sep ; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Halothane (CAS RN 151-67-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1e5197202f0e06ff813e07bdc0f0bed33b9b292339c69d1e5b484fcd1f6b56dd62007f8b54141e91bb40d7c1886ea3cb362fddf935a3e4e6e4fcbc87e46d8635
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173600/cdc_173600_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.17 MB ]