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ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MONTHLY REPORT
Month: December, 1984 Date of Report: 1/29/85
I. Routine Chemical Dosimetry
All Sample Results
Chemical
< PEL No. %
> PEL (OVEREXPOSURES) No. %
VCM Lead Total Particulates
85 95.5 7 100.0 5 100.0
4 0 0
4.5 0.0 0.0
Overexposures
Job Class
Exposure
Source
Reactor Operator
1.9* ppm, VCM
Employee overexposed while washing out the new unit chemwash tank.
Yard Operator
2.0* ppm, VCM
Employee overexposed while unloading VCM railcars.
Reactor Operator
1.7* ppm, VCM
Employee overexposed while locating leaks at 903 recovery compressor, the new unit fresh VCM filter pack and atop 741 reactor.
Electrician
1.2** ppm, VCM
The employee was overexposed while greasing pump drive motors in the new unit. The specific cause is not known. However, an upset condition involving draining of the chemwash heater is suspect.
Respiratory protection was worn. Respiratory protection was not worn.
II. VCM Dosimetry Program
Two major changes were made in the program:
A. Vinyl department shift workers are now being scheduled by job classifica tion instead of by name as in the past. The scheme also results in a more random schedule with respect to time of day and day of week.
B. Dosimetry equipment handling methods were simplified by reducing the num ber of people who handle each sample. All REAL badge carbon handling is now being done by lab personnel.
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IV. Ventilation Measurement The Anemotherm model 60 "hot-wire" velometer was returned to the factory
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