Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 96-0164-2614, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, Florida

摘要

In response to a request from management at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, an investigation was begun into possible hazardous working conditions at the Division of Plant Industry (DPI) laboratories (SIC-9641) in Gainesville, Florida. The DPI laboratories and chemical storage areas, and the Sterile Fly Facility were inspected. An 11 minute sample from a worker disinfecting the Diet Preparation room in the Sterile Fly Facility showed an isopropyl-alcohol (67630) concentration of 258 parts per million (ppm), below the 500ppm short term exposure limit. A respirable dust concentration of 5.9mg/m3 was recorded for the 86 minute monitoring period. The full shift time weighted average respirable dust exposure was 1.1mg/m3. The author concludes that no immediate hazards were identified during this study.