Technical assistance report no. TA-77-11, Xomed Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Schutte, Norbert P.
• Description:
  Environmental and personal air samples were analyzed for acrolein (107028), formaldehyde (50000), acetaldehyde (75070), phenol (108952), propylene (115071), butylenes, amines, ethylene-oxide (75218) and dichlorodifluoromethane (75718), at the Xomed Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 13 to 14, February 10, and September 2, 1977. The evaluation was requested by the management to determine potential exposures of an unspecified number of workers. Concentrations of acrolein, acetaldehyde, and formaldehyde were below the OSHA standards of 0.25, 360, and 37 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu m), respectively. Concentrations of phenol, propylene, butylenes and amines were below the lower limit of detection. Concentrations of waste sterilization gases were above the OSHA standards of 90mg/cu m for ethylene-oxide and 4,950mg/cu m for dichlorodifluoromethane. Both gases were later measured at concentrations below the respective OSHA standards after the installation of local exhaust ventilation. The author concludes that a health hazard did not exist at this facility. He recommends that periodic air sampling be conducted when conditions warrant, ventilation systems be modified, and the hot wire temperature be lowered to reduce particulate generation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Aldehydes Environmental Monitoring Formaldehyde Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report; TA-77-11; Hazards-Unconfirmed; Region-5; Air-sampling; Health-surveys; Aldehydes; Industrial-hygiene
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Technical Assistance Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Technical Report
• 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:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00116704
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82216359
• 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, TA 77-11, 1977 Nov; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetaldehyde (CAS RN 75-07-0) ; Acrolein (CAS RN 107-02-8) ; Dichlorodifluoromethane (CAS RN 75-71-8) ; Ethylene oxide (CAS RN 75-21-8) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Phenol (CAS RN 108-95-2) ; Propylene (CAS RN 115-07-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232757/cdc_232757_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]