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inter office memo TENNECO CHEMICALS, INC. To J. Fath From W.C. Champion Subject VCM Personal Monitoring at piscataway at Burlington Date July 8, 1975 Copy to G. I. Rozand P^R. Scarito -'U.T. Sweeney F. Toca File - Burl. - Flem. Data Data Attached are the VCM personal monitoring results for the Flemington and Burlington Resin Plants and the Burlington Compound Plant, by job class ification, for the month of June, 1975. Values are presented using two techniques: 1. ,TCeiling" exposure values, using 15-minute sampling with charcoal tubes. 2, Eight-hour time-weighted averages, generated by averaging the values obtained in successive 1-1/2 hour sampling for an eight-liour work shift. For the 15-minute ceiling values, there were no exposures measured greater than 10 ppm in any of the plant locations during the month. It should be noted that the Compound Plant showed some unusually high results in 15-minute sampling - 4.1, 4.3 and 4.3 ppm. An analysis of possible causes for these results is covered in a separate report. Since these are 15-minute values (with an OSHA maximum of 5 ppm), and since all eight-hour TWA results during the month, including both those reported here and those computed from the Bendix results, are well under the OSHA maximum of 1 ppm, there is no need to establish a regulated area in the Compound Plant. Attachments WCC/jst V' s 013113 FLEM1NGT0N RESIN PLANT PERSONNEL MONITORING SUMMARY PPM VCM BY CHARCOAL TUBE METHOD (15-Minute Sampling Period) PERIOD: .limp 1975 & Quarterly Distribution: W,C. Champion G.I. Fozand J.T. Sweeney Q.C. File Job ClassifIcation: RESIN PLANT SI ift Foreman Pc lymerization Foreman Reactor Operator UtilIty Operator Dryer Operator WAREHOUSE Warehouse Foreman Warehouseman Baqqer MAINTENANCE Maintenance Foreman Maintenance Clerk Mechanic Q . C. LAB Q. C. Lab Supervisor Q. C. Technician/Days Q. C. Technician/Shift Monltorinq Analyst BOILER HOUSE Boiler Lead Operator Boiler Operator 1.3, 0.6, 0.6 0.6, 0.6 0.9, 1.2 0.7, 0.2 ............................... 0.7, 0.1 0.1 , 0.4, ND, ND 0.3 0.4 0.'3, 0.2, 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, 0.7 0.1, 0.2 0.2 ND, ND, 0.2, ND | bhhs 013111 2 PILOT PLANT Pilot Plant Group Leader Pilot Plant Enqineer Pilot Plant Technician Pilot Plant Maintenance 0.4 0.2, 0.3 1.1, 0.3, 0.2 0.4 y ............ - m QUARTERLY R. D. Personnel QUARTERLY Office Personnel 31 N.D. | s , 0.3, 0.1, 0.3, 0.7, 0.2, and 0.2 6 N.D.* s, 0.7, 0.2, 0.4, 0.3, and 0.4 013115 Name VCM PERSONAMONITORING EXPOSURES 10 PPM AND OVER PLANT Flemington WEEK OF June, 1975 Job Classification Date Job Area NO EXPOSURES MO PPM REPORTED FOR THIS PERIOD. Exposure ppm, VCM Breathing Air iim i >--t>istr ibution: C^.I. Rozand P.R. Scarito (Burlington)/j.T. W.C. Champion Quality Control File Sweeney (Flemington) F.W. Kanzler DoviaoH 19/1 (\I~IA FLEMINGTON EIGHT-HOUR CHARCOAL TUBE TWA BY JOB DESCRIPTION JUNE, 1975 Job Classification Maintenance Clerk Effluent Man Pilot Plant Engineer Pilot Plant Technician Pilot Plant Maintenance Technician Pilot Plant Technologist Pilot Plant Group Leader Shift Foreman Maintenance Foreman Mechanic - day Mechanic - shift Dryer Operator Warehouse Supervisor Warehouseman Bagger Lead Boiler Operator Boiler Operator Quality Control Technician - day Quality Control Technician - shift Quality Control Supervisor Polyforeman Reactor Operator - relief Reactor Operator - charging Reactor Operator - dumping Utility Operator TWA 0.1 ND 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0,1 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 ND 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 ND ND ND ND 2.6 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.4 R. A. Lojewski 7/2/75 013117