Industrywide studies report of walk-through survey, Snyder Laboratories, Dover, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Greife, Alice L. ; Ringenburg V ; Steenland, Kyle
• Description:
  A walkthrough survey of Snyder Laboratories (SIC-3841), Dover, Ohio was conducted in January, 1984. The purpose of the survey was to obtain data and determine the feasibility of including the facility in a NIOSH industrywide mortality/industrial hygiene study of ethylene-oxide (75218) exposure. The facility manufactured medical products and used ethylene-oxide to sterilize the products. The company employed 200 workers. Of these, 17 were potentially exposed to ethylene-oxide during sterilization, quality control, maintenance, and finishing operations. Engineering controls consisted of local exhaust ventilation of the sterilizers, preconditioning chambers, aeration chambers, and continuous monitoring of sterilizer areas. Company monitoring data indicated personal exposures of 0.4 to 24.1 parts per million. The company required preemployment physical examinations. A safety committee composed of management and union employees routinely inspected the facility. Only five accidents occurred during the preceding 10 years. A review of personnel records indicated that the facility could contribute approximately 1,800 person years to the industrywide study. The authors conclude that the facility meets the eligibility requirements for the industrywide study. Recommendations include continuing industrial hygiene ethylene-oxide monitoring and periodically inspecting the ventilation systems.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Biological Assay Chromium Digestive System Digestive System Diseases Hazardous Substances Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Health Paint Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Employee-exposure Field-study Humans NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 Surgeons Toxins Work-practices Workers Workplace-studies

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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 5
• 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:
  1-25
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00148222
• 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 67-23, 1985 Apr; :1-25
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ethylene oxide (CAS RN 75-21-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3841 - Surgical and medical instruments - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eaef629c72ed55e46152f51d36a95a62f49757655082d2abeebe3000f8389a4fd36fa8b10b895751399f2f3ab8605dc59087697362052831befa0513f7bb61ce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179731/cdc_179731_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.76 MB ]