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THE SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, I Nc! i 2SO PARK AVENUE NEW YORK. NEW YORK 10017 212/67 ' ,CA /W u.w May 6, 1974 J+t^r-y P'T^VA/-^ TO; MEMBERS OF THE VIHYL MCMOKERS AMD PTC PRODOCERS AD HOC COMMITTEE Gentlemen: The attached questionnaire is an attempt to gather some data which could be used in a presentation at. OSHA hearing oo a permanent standard for vinyl chloride monomer* The basic concept la that there are many polymerization and monomer plants in which there have been no cases of angiosarcoma. We must show that significant numbers of people are involved and that these people have been exposed long enough for the disease to become evident. We must also try to show what degrees of severity of exposure occurred In these opera tions. We must at least derive the implication that TWA exposure levels were at least 50 ppm sad possibly higher. Since we do not know when e permanent standard will issue,- we must plan for the worst and handle this like a Mcrash^_prpgSar> Please try to complete this form and return it to SPZ offieea at tha latest. Cordielly, Thornes J. McGrath Director of Packaging Services TJM/tun att. 23231001 BFG24509 1 THE SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, INC* aso PARK AVINUE NEW YORK. NEW YORK 10017 212/6S7-267S QUESTIONNAIRE ON VINYL CHLORIDE EXPOSURE Exposure Levels: ' 1. Odor of vinyl chloride monomer present throughout - - \ . much of the day, t ^ iT 3* From years ~ to .0 - . /- ^ . , ^^^ ^ 2. Odor of VCM present occasionally .during the work day. From years Vf to J 3 . 3. Odor of VCM a rare evgnt in any work day. From years to 4* - Have there been process or processing changes introduced . which have resulted in an increased escape of VCM. . List years when these occurred. ____ ___________AJ * `. 5* Have there been process or processing changes introduced which have resulted in a reduction in the escape of VCM. List years when these occurred. ' r/, /<?73_____________ ' 6* Do you have environmental measurements prior to 1970? * Yes y No S Personnel Exposure Data: 1. When did the plant start to work with VCM? Give year / , - 2. How many employees are wpjldng with VCM? Give number ,if% - ^ * 3* How many employees are still working for you who once worked with VCtybut do not do so now? Give number . 4. Of the persons identified in 2 and 3 above give the number who have been exposed for the following time intervals. 23231002 BFG24510 VT:r- #*****1&mX<X. r.v: r -2- More than 1 ud up to 10 year* Id and op to 15 year* 15 aad up to 25 years 20 and up to 25 years 25 years aad more f&'X /S Of die persons identified la 2 arid 5 above give the number vitUa each latent period given below and considering only employees with more than one years service* A latent period la the time lapse from first exposure to the present date*-". More than 1 and up to 10 years 15 and up to 15 years 15 and up to 20 years 20 aad up to 25 years 25 years aad more 2j&JL -L-- pata From Current Examination Programs 1* Give the number of persons who have been * ..January, 1974* * 2* Were liver pn:rofile studies made? Yea ^ No mined since 3* Did the studies include at least bilirubin,. SCOT, LDH and alkaline phosphatase? : Yes < No * How many of those one test two tests three or more tests mined showed an abnormality in: l 17, ' 5* Have you had any cases of angiosarcoma? Ye* No ^ 6* Was this determination made by your own survey? Yes / No BFG24511 23231003 >* - ^Trauma- < ^r -3- ?* What per cent of the total s 1st the nwjr? 4r 'e ad population was covered 0 Were retired paraonaal included? . T-- - ' :</ . Ho ..- * . . .' 9. Ware peraoaa who had left yoor employ and gona to vod cleewhere included?, - Yea : : Wo V. 10* ddytm review caaaea of death of tboee ate died urlrfle atlU employed by you? Yea No T::' - U* Old your plant participate in the Taberahaw-Cooper epidemiologic aarvey? Yaa -yT . No. * > - ;' to o je ze z AVG . PPM VCL IN BUILDING S/13/7* cl AVERAGE PPM V IN Y L Cr. LORI DE CONCENTRATION 23232001 WEEK ENDI NG PERCENT READINGS EXCEEDING 50 PPP V IN Y L CHLORIDE X READINGS EX CE 25 15 5 25 15 5 . : .. [--XHEHI f -- j CjAL CO . 25 .... -- ' :j '- - i1 ,, . _ 1 - ! - -- . 15 ilV^ l . i-- - , ;::i - ' i :1s* i " - 5 an V[ ro. - BFG24 514 H ' 7`f i:T ifirtrl !rrf3Tr5 18 25 1 8 15 22 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 WEEK ENDING 23232002