NIOSH Testimony on Occupational Exposure to Ethylene Dibromide by J. D. Millar, November 21, 1983.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This testimony concerns the proposed rule from OSHA regarding occupational exposures to ethylene-dibromide (106934) (EDB). NIOSH has recommended that no worker be exposed to EDB at greater than period. Studies have demonstrated that EDB is a carcinogen, with experimental animals developing tumors following inhalation of EDB. OSHA has proposed an 8 hour time weighted average exposure concentration of 0.1ppm with a short term exposure limit of 0.5ppm. NIOSH agrees that a reduction of the current permissible exposure limit of 20ppm as an 8 hour time weighted average is necessary. Concern is expressed over the plan of OSHA to allow the use of negative pressure respirators. NIOSH does not believe that an adequate number of cartridges and canisters were tested under a sufficient variety of conditions to make this allowance. Medical surveillance and the use of chemical protective clothing are also discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Bromine Compounds Hydrocarbons Insecticides Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Testimony; Brominated-hydrocarbons; Chemical-manufacturing-industry; Pesticides; Fumigants; Personal-protective-equipment; Protective-clothing
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Testimony
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00196933
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91169383
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1983 Nov:16 pages
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,2-Dibromoethane (CAS RN 106-93-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, 16 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243016/cdc_243016_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]