Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA 80-91-1185, Dallas Times Herald, Dallas, Texas

摘要

On October 21, 1980, NIOSH performed an initial walk-through survey at the facility where 13 of 95 pressmen/foremen and 7 maintenance/engineering personnel--including the 2 workers who were most initimately involved in the installation/operation of the APAR air washer/demisting system--were interviewed. Environmental monitoring conducted on March 9, 1981, found levels of methyl cellosolve and ethylene oxide well below 'recommended permissible exposure limits.' However, because ethylene oxide is a potential occupational carcinogen, NIOSH recommends that controls be used to maintain worker exposure at the lowest level feasible.