PAT program report: background and current status

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• Personal Author:
  Groff, Jensen H. ; Schlecht, Paul C.
• Description:
  The background and status of the Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) program were reviewed. Through the program, occupational health and testing laboratories were given the opportunity to evaluate their analytical abilities and improve their laboratory performance. The comparison of analytical results of contaminant samples collected from the member laboratories with data obtained from reference laboratories, and the rating of the laboratories based on PAT performance criteria, were described. Current sets of samples in the programs included heavy metals, silica (14808607), asbestos (1332214), and organic solvents. Information of the reference values, performance limits, and participants for each sample type from PAT Round 118 and PAT Proficiency Ratings based on Rounds 115 to 118 were given in tables. Of the 1384 laboratories evaluated in the PAT program, 92.8% were assessed as overall proficient. PAT Round 119, October 1994, was discussed. Sample sets in the round included carbon-tetrachloride (56235), 1,2- dichloroethane (107062), and trichloroethylene (79016) for the organic solvents; metals included cadmium (7440439), lead (7439921), and zinc (7440666); talc (14807966) and coal mine dust for silica; and chrysotile (12001295) for asbestos. A new organic solvent analyte to be included in the PAT program for 1995 may be methanol (67561) on silica-gel tubes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Dust Hydrocarbons Laboratories Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Analytical-processes Chemical-analysis Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Heavy-metals Laboratory-testing Mineral-dusts NIOSH-Author Organic-solvents Pollutants Quantitative-analysis
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00224948
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1994 Dec; 9(12):945-946
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,2-Dichloroethane (CAS RN 107-06-2) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Carbon tetrachloride (CAS RN 56-23-5) ; Chrysotile (CAS RN 12001-29-5) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Methanol (CAS RN 67-56-1) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Talc (Mg3H2(SiO3)4) (CAS RN 14807-96-6) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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