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ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MONTHLY REPORT
Month: October, 1985 Date of Report: November 25, 1985
I. ROUTINE CHEMICAL DOSIMETRY
All Sample Results
CHEMICAL
PEL NO. %
NO.
%
VCM Lead Total Particulates
76 16
6
89.4 94.1 100.0
9 1 0
10.6 5.9 0.0
Overexposures
JOB CLASS Compounder
Yard Operator
General Mechanic
General Helper Painter/Insulator/
Carpenter
Chief Operator
EXPOSURE
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54.8 Micrograms Lead/MJ
1.3* ppm, VCM
2.1* ppm, VCM
2.0* ppm, VCM
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1.6 ppm, VCM
1.2* ppm, VCM
SOURCE
Employee overexposed while charging Line III blenders with Tribase.
Employee overexposed while helping shift mechanic blank //4 VCM unloading station liquid line.
Employee overexposed while blanking #4 VCM unloading station liquid line.
Employee overexposed while pumping "pond" resin.
Employee overexposed while
installing insulation
covers above the old unit
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Employee overexposed while preparing an old unit VCM return pump for mainte nance.
Vinyl A Operator Vinyl A Operator
68.5 ppm, VCM 2.2* ppm, VCM
Employee overexposed while changing VCM filters in the new unit.
Employee overexposed while changing VCM filters in the old unit.
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Overexposures - continued
Job Class General Mechanic
Exposure 1.3* ppm, VCM
Source
Employee overexposed while replacing the chem wash and rinse valve on 741, 742 and 743 reactors.
General Mechanic
67.1 ppm, VCM
Employee overexposed while opening the manway of the old unit south receiver in preparation for cleaning.
Respiratory protection was worn. ** Respiratory protection was not worn.
XI. OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION RULE
The first draft of the plant's Hazard Communication Program was written and distributed to department heads for review. Included were depart ment lists of chemicals from the plant electronic data base.
m. GILMONT PRECISION FLOWTUBE
The calibration of the Gilmont precision flowtube used with Bendix air pumps during lead and total particulates dosimetry work was checked. No significant drift was seen.
IV. TOTAL PARTICULATES DOSIMETRY
All combination lead/total particulates dosimetry samples are now being sent to CTEK, Inc. for analysis of both items.
c: JF, JWW, DWH, PJK, WFH, CRS, VEM, RAF, AHS, CWT Tom Grumbles, J. R. Drumwright, M.D. - Houston
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