An Explosive Situation

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• Personal Author:
  Diether JW ; Palassis, John
• Description:
  Ethylene oxide sterilization facilities, which sterilize most of the medical equipment sold to doctor's offices and hospitals, face some inherent dangers from the ethylene oxide (EtO)-based cleaning process they use. An increased incidence of explosions at these facilities has brought safety concerns to the forefront in this industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ethylenes Occupational Health Safety Solvents Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Flammable Gases Gases Vapors Ventilation Equipment Ventilation Systems
• ISSN:
  0891-1797
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  89
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020771
• Citation:
  Safe Health 2000 May; 16(5):89
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bde13e9d70b90230f1e7c47077c5ba09cf6b5694dd0fee885b05602013893daab81932d0c5f8c337454a51cdf99b92b38c154094c12dcea64dc0af38723b98d7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198437/cdc_198437_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 256.80 KB ]