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In-depth industrial hygiene report of ethylene oxide exposure at Union Carbide Corporation, South Charleston, West Virginia.

Oser J; Young M; Boyle T; Marlow D

Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 67-10, 1979 Aug; :1-24

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Worker exposure to ethylene-oxide (75218), propylene-oxide (75569), isopropyl-alcohol (67630) and allyl-alcohol (107186) was surveyed at Union Carbide Corporation (SIC-2869) in South Charleston, West Virginia, on May 30 and June 1, 1978. The facility employed approximately 1,700 workers and had industrial hygiene, medical and safety programs. Pre-employment and periodic medical examinations were given. Employees were expected to use appropriate protective equipment supplied by the company. Personal air monitoring and sampling were conducted and analysis was performed by gas chromatography. Concentrations of ethylene-oxide, propylene-oxide, isopropyl-alcohol and allyl-alcohol ranged from 1.6 to 23, 0.2 to 2.5, 0.2 to 1.2 and 0.4 to 4.7 parts per million (ppm), respectively. OSHA standards for ethylene-oxide, propylene-oxide, and isopropyl-alcohol were 50, 100 and 400ppm for an 8-hour time weighted average exposure. Allyl-alcohol standards were not given. The authors note that the sampling results were below detectable limits or OSHA standards.

NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Organic-chemicals; Region-3; Health-surveys; Workplace-studies; Air-contamination; Health-services; Industrial-processes; Control-methods; Occupational-health-programs; Air-sampling; Standards

75-21-8; 75-56-9; 67-63-0; 107-18-6

19790817

Field Studies; Industry Wide

1979

PB82-110024

A01

IWS-67-10

DSHEFS

2869

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

WV; OH