Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 78-61-497: Camp Hill Animal Hospital: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

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• Personal Author:
  Moseley, Clifford L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Breathing zone and general area samples were taken for halothane (151677) at the Camp Hill Animal Hospital (SIC-0742) in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania and anesthesia machines were evaluated for leakage on April 27 and 28, 1978. An evaluation request came from the employer to evaluate the potential for exposure to 6 employees and to provide information on the chronic effects of halothane. Personal breathing zone and general area samples were obtained. Eight of 9 personal breathing zone samples ranging from 4 to 21 parts per million (ppm) halothane exceeded the recommended criteria of 2ppm. Area samples averaged 1.3 to 4.7ppm. Gas leakage from gas machines ranged from 2 to over 60ppm. The author concludes that a health hazard due to halothane exposure does exist at this facility. A scavenging system should be used to recirculate unused gas, anesthetic gases should be used sparingly, equipment should be checked routinely for leaks or loose connections, and ventilation should be improved. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Anesthesia Environmental Monitoring Halothane Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Ventilation Veterinarians Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air-contaminants Air-sampling Analytical-instrumentation Anesthetic Agent Anesthetics Control-technology Employee-exposure Hazard-Confirmed Hazardous-chemicals HHE-78-61-497 Humans Medical-care-facilities NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 3 Scavenging System Work-environment

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7861497
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; Camp Hill (PA) ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  12 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Burroughs, G. Edward ; Flesch, Jerome P. ; Goetz, Carol
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00099469
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-143729
• 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 78-61-497, 1978 Jun ; :1-12
• 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-512:8df78aacae5d72b11f385d7f508498f52a9575dd9a70cf0e56f2e59e0d995bb8ccf36fd8ba678a2d9444e813cd8530d3114ee0eb4ce889368289c2d0fb3a05df
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173628/cdc_173628_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.87 MB ]