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TO FROM SUBJECT A. X. ArtU AT Richard Kwadsraan at Sew Bw bvimanUl ^stm ffcoapaon Plastics, Aunitt Kan* DATE COPY TO April 3, 1969 Kao 807 Oaaqos, H.D. V. Vs Sun B. H. faster R* B. liflJar 8, 8s QoXd T* As VttefipocB nu <*) I* Xntrodactlon This raport eowi only potential iyI mnmnt 1 haserds from physical nr chemical egsRts in the work environment at Ihnnpnon nuUoa that ecy not ha recognised mi in at readily evaluated by a#oy>a<i There my ha potential environmental hnsards that vara aot noted daring njr visit March 2721, 1969 snd ohngaa In operating pcaoodarss can Intradaaa nao haaarda* Safety aspects of tha Thnaposn riaatlaa aparatloo arc covered In tea report af V. V. Sears, Km I aacoapanlad daring my visit. :a--ary - The possibility af potentially haaardooa aapoauraa to tea felloaiag nra noted In tea Ihwyeoa Plastics aperational A. Xltrobaname B. Vinyl efclsride C. Koine Trichloroethylene, parehloreethjlane, vii^l aeatate, surfactants, aatelyata, aaoatlo and mall quantities of other ahcsrtnile art handled In tea reactor baUdinga. Many other ahead cal a are handled In tea laboratories. XU. Reoemended Actions A. Environmental Rygleoe Services personnel Kill work with Thompson flaatloa peraoonal to develop procedures for periodic mattering of exposure to nltrObemana and vinyl ahlorlda. B Bovlronaantal Rpglaae Servleas personnel will ooodaot an evaloation af tea nedse exposure In the boiler hooee and the pelyear drying and packaging operations. A program of hearing conservation will ha reoomsndad on the heals of tha avalaction. n C* The adequacy of dr flow in laboratory hoods should be deterdned. } Roods teonld have an air valoeity at tea face of at least 100 fact m psr admit# In order to copters chemical sapors md keep teen from H spilling cot of the hood. Environmental Ryglene Services personnel g can hedst In this. " WHY FILE THIS COPY! IF YOU MUST DETAIN IT, SPECIFY A DEFINITE RETENTION PCRIODt ONE YEAR. OTHER A, t, U4U April 3 1969 17, A* tttlibwmi tins pmd In the laboratory routinely handle* nitrobecaene. MLtmbenssm oan he absorbed through the akin at well a* by Inhalation of vapar.' When absorbed, it ceases cowveraiea of IwrtfaMn to netheottglehla, rsdoolna the cacnean carrying opacity of the blood. A single ej^osure io a large anoont non a epill or aplaah aan rapidly deplete the oxygen carrying oapaoity of the blood and oodancnr lift, tally axpoon to onoontratlcne not Inaadtately hasardena to life oan cause a depletion in hmogloblw and reealtant mania, taeloead la a eopy of a health Safety Data Sheet need in taw Karen to ftarillariao parsons with potential baaanta and aontrol procedures nban working with nitrotanaane, X tiaanaanii that the proaadaro of periodic hanoglabin and anthanoglohin dstarwinetiona be need far tbo paraon working routinely with nitrobanaaoa. Envlrouaaatal Kygleoe Servians paraannal oan da initial beaoglebln md wathaaoglobin detaraiaationa at the beginning and aod of a work day to oetabUah the prooednre. B. Viaerl chloride Tbo Anerloaa Conferwnea of Ooranaontal Indnatrial Hygienists baa aetabltahoci a Threshold Unit Value of S00 parte oar uUHon (1300 ng par sable natar) of rl^l chloride vapor in air" f'or " aontiaaoua eight-hoar par day/flve days par work weak exposure. Thla la a eoilinr cuius. not a tine weighted eewroge value, Sr, Don Irish, Dow uwnloel Qoapany, baa reported that vinyl ehlorlde can be detected by odor at h,000 parte par nUllon - eight time the Threshold Unit Pallia, Persons comet detect'by odor or by Other aanaaa when they are being overexposed to vinyl chloride the ovorenpeaare la nt leant eight time the allowable level, Chronic acarsxpoeura to vinyl chloride oan oanee changes in the Mrer and eventual liver daaage, Persona with o history of liver eaSage or who hare recently recovered fron Infsettoca hepoH ahoold not work In areas more potential exposure to vinyl < exlata. The antouatie datectioo aystea In the reactor buildings Inereeeea air flow whan the vinyl chloride concentration roaches 1 percent (10,000 porta per nUHon), Thla ayvtan la designed far orpineIon prevention, not for exposure control for personnel, X have discussed with Dr. Lapkin the poaaihlllty of obtaining sir ample* free the work snvixwaeent of the reastor building and detendnlng the vlryl chloride conecntraticm in the eanples by use of the vsp<r phase chromatographic eqoijnent In the laboratory at Ihonpocn Plastics, w* can work together In obtaining data be wants an a&eospherlo losses of vinyl ohlorld that alee will pro vide date on exposure of personnel, hm alao nay be able to analyst OLI 3924 4* *. Aitttl -3* April 3* 1969 *f** breath for vinyl obloyldo aa a neaoare of oxpoaaroj Dr* Don Irish, Director of Bioehoaiool Roeeeroh Laboretorloa, Dm Chenleal Company, two rvporUd that oboe vinyl ohlcride ia ! abeorbod by inhalation, the body burden Is rodoood in purl 1 through exhalation of vinyl chloride. C. Boioo 1. Bailer Banea The nolee level oround the furenooo Is high oaough to require shouting in order to eoonuniaete. Vo o ovolaato tho nedoo lavalo to detundne tho boot nothod of roduoing noioo exposure to pravMt hearing loos* 3* Fulmer Drying Building This la another high node* lovul area. Fart of tho noioo appeared to bo froe a otoon look. Vo eon evaluate noioo levels and sate racoaweudatlana for o hoaring auuaui latlon D. Oanaral Iba oonoopt of dlooooo ana, five, or ton yoors fNa anr no I roealt of aopoourao that are eueurrlng now and oaa centime is often dlffloult for employees to enrialoc. Hr. Landerr huo dona 0 good jab in tome of oontrola far acuta haoarde. X an aura that Kr* Gold will continue to do a good job both in oontral of acuta and long-tarn haaarde* Mr* Soara haa nantlaoad the daalrabiUty of xogolsr plant safety nestings* &r. Leonard Krause and Z have participated in a soaker of plant safety noatinga at emy plant locations* Va have even had naatinga extending ever two days aa that no could daoaribo potential hasarde and oaotral preecdarss ta the total work fare# in a plant* Once you kora year plant safety naatinga ergaaicod 1 would bo luppy to ottond naatlng to dlaaqaa aneironmntal hygiene and health. KHtaph Enol*^Xitrebossouo Boalth Safety Data Shoot* OLI 3925