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AIHC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER /30/^i987 AGENDA ""7 ^^i 1. Review of Minutes 2. Air Toxics/Vinyl Chloride * Update of Meetings with EPA Staff 3. Meeting with NTP 4. IARC Developments 5. Dermal Carcinogenicity Workshop 6. Proposition 65 7. Research Needs Paper 8. ATSDR Update 9. IRIS 10. OSHA Cancer Policy 11. Projects: * Serial Allometric Factor Extrapolation * Promotion 12. Subcommittee Reports 13. Toxicology Forum 14. 1988 Priorities, Budget 15. New Business TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: AIHC Offices 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C. OLI 4856 A. King Carrollton, Ohio H. J. Muranko New Haven, Conn Environmental Hygiene Survey Carrollton, Ohio June 16, 1977 ________ August 24, 1977 R. L. O'Connell, M.D L. A. Krause C. W. Brown H. L. Donaldson J. Walters Presented herewith are the results of the environmental hygiene survey conducted June 16, 1977 at the Carrollton PVC Pipe Operations. The following will confirm the discussions with Mr, Walters during the course of my survey. 1. Pipe Assembly Table - The exhaust ventilation slots around the table periphery are in need of cleaning to remove solidified resid ual plastic and glue. The table's air exhaust system must be period ically maintained (once/quarter) to control solvent fumes from the glue-weld compositions. Ventilation measurements made at the time of this survey were below minimum acceptable levels. 2. Salt Baths - The salt baths used for pipe band stretching should be adequately guarded to prevent a fall against the hot surfaces and signs indicating the presence,of hot surfaces should be clearly posted. ; 3. PVC Monitoring - The air pump used for PVC sampling has been repalred, calibrated and returned to Mr. Walters. The unit should have the battery back replaced every two years. PVC air sampling should be conducted on a quarterly basis for at least 18 months to establish a solid data base. Levels consistently below the action level (0.05 ppm) can permit semi-annual monitoring. All samples (certainly the majority) should be taken In the breathing zone of employees. Sample analysis should continue to be coordinated through Mr. Gaudreau of this department, 4. Noise - Noise measurements made at the time of this survey are con sistent with past survey results. The Grinding Room should continue to be a mandatory ear protection area. All other areas In the plant have acceptable noise exposure levels. OLI 4857 A. King 2 August'24, 1977 Environmental Hygiene Survey T........................... Carrollton, Ohio, June 16, 1977.,,. ... ........... Location dB-A . Allowable Exposure (brs) Actual ........ Exposure (hr). Remarks Extruder area Presees Cut-off saws Grinding Small grinder Large grinder Pulverizer Blending Control panel Weigh station Molding Department 1 and 2 presses 5 and 6 presses 88-90 f 88-96 103 . 100 94 . 89 89 84 87 , 8 . 6 at 92 dBA . 2 at 100 dBA --- 8 8 , 6.0 1.0 6 6 8 Ear protection 5. Housekeeping - The Blending Department had substantial accunmulatlon of dust on the floor and surfaces. Weekly housekeeping activi ties (at the least)should be established to pick up fugitive PVC . dust. Other areas of the operation were, except for the.flulng tables, acceptable. If there are any questions, or if I can be of assistance, please call. HJM:mdg Henry J. Muranko. Toxicology Department OLI 4858 f Vo*M OM.IOOOO mV, TO L. A. KRAUSE prom CUPACH AT STAMFORD AT ASSONET subject VINYL CHLORIDE EXPOSURE SURVEY ASSONET, MASSACHUSETTS PVC PLANT DATE FEBRUARY 14, 1973 copy to l. A. BAKER M. R. GASQUE, M.D. J. R. NICHOLSON Enclosed is a report recently received from Employer's Insurance of Wausau. This report concerns a VCM survey conducted by the Senior Environmental Health Engineer, Mr. W. J. Uber on August 28, 1972. I am sending this report to you as a beginning for the survey we are setting up at Assonet. It supplies some basic information we may be able to use. as our beginning. SC/pt Enclosure OLI 4859 rvht ilc this copyi ir too must retain it. specify a definite retention period> one year. OTHER. CEIVd Fb gm II J.I.I' p:- \r : -ir vfiiia 1 Employere Insiii'.iiKT ofWausnu Mr. Allan Baker, Manager Administrative Services Qlin Corporation 238 South Main Street Assonet, Massachusetts , A S4/<ef? HOME 0^^- WISCONSIN FEB 1 8 1973 & QUPACH February 5, 1973 CONCERNING Assonet Plant 238 South Main Street - Assonet, Massachusetts j-- W. J. Uber, senior environmental health engineer; A. J. Dunn, , safety consultant; and A. P. Gaxbarino, R.N., senior occupational ! health consultant; on August 28, 1972 ^PERSONS CONTACTED Allan Baker, manager - administrative services James Nicholson, safety supervisor S. S. Markowitz, M.D. : REPORT SUMMARY Environmental Health Engineering Service "This survey was made at the request of Mr. Allan Baker, manager, administrative services, to assist in developing information for use in the plant program to control occupational acroosteolysis (AOL). "Concentrations of vinyl chloride gas to which reactor building workers may be exposed during normal operations including reactor cleaning were measured and are shown in Table X. "Measurements at a number of locations were made by a direct reading combustible gas indicator (JW Model SSP) . However, the reactor cleaning operation was sampled by means of an activated charcoal tube worn at the collar by a worker during tnis 14-minute operation. The vinyl chloride concentration was subsequently determined by gas chromatography. "Ventilation rates on the reactor exhaust ducts were also measured and are shown in Table II. "In addition, the toxicology of the raw materials was reviewed as was literature on the process and on AOL. OLI 4860 This confirmation report concerns only such conditions and practices as were observed and considered at the time of this call. It is not intended to indicate that any hazards are ade quately controlled nor that the conditions meet the requirements of any applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance. If you hart any comments or questions con cerning this report, write to G. B. Lenthe, Vice-President, Safety <S- Health Services. Mr. Allan Baker --2- February 5, 1973 "The following comments and suggestions are based upon the results of this study: 1. The concentration of vinyl chloride gas to which the reactor cleaner was exposed in reactor E 5 was 30 parts per million (ppm), which is 10 percent of the concentration permitted by regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 25 percent of the current American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Threshold Limit Value (measurement number 3, Table 1). 2. 'Spot' measurements at other locations shown in Table I do not represent job locations but do indicate unnecessary contributions of vinyl chloride to the work atmosphere. 3. Local exhaust ventilation should be applied to each reactor as it is filled to prevent displaced vinyl chloride gas being discharged from the hatch (measurement number 2, Table I). 4. Scrap barrels should be equipped with close fitting covers to minimize vinyl chloride gas emission from the scrap (measurement number 4, Table I). 5. Ventilation measurements shown in Table II varied from 315 cubic feet of air per minute (cfm) for reactor F 4 to 700 cfm for reactor F 2. Ventilation capacities of the reactor exhaust ducts should be equalized so that a standard reactor ventilation time prior to entry for cleaning would result in the same exhaust ventilation effectiveness for each reactor. 6. The requirement for use of gloves by reactor cleaners should be continued, to minimize hand contact with scrap being removed. 7. The periodic examination of reactor cleaning personnel should be continued, including 'medical surveillance for symptons of Raynaud's phenomenon and periodic hand X rays...' (Dinman BD, etal: Occupational Aeroosteolysis: I. An Epidemiological Study. Arch Environ Health, 22: 61-73, 1971.)" HO 105 OLI 4861 Table I Vinyl Chloride Concentrations Measurement Humber Location Concentrationi. Parts Per Million Found OSHA Permissible(1) 1 In reactor E 5, 2 feet below hatch opening, reactor empty 1400(2) 500 C(3) 2 Reactor E 5, in open hatch, during filling (outflow) 300-1400(2) 500 C 3 Cleaning reactor E 1 50(4) 500 C 4 In barrel containing polymerized scrap 2000(2) 500 C 5 At freshly broken face of a block of polymerized scrap 600(2) 500 C Cl) 29 CFR 1910.93, Table G-l. (2) Concentration measured by combustible gas survey meter. (3) "C" means ceiling value. The current American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Threshold Limit Value is 200 ppm, eight-hour time weighed average daily exposure. (4) Personal sample, 14 minutes duration. OLI 4862 Table II Exhaust Duct Ventilation Rates Duct Location Duct Velocity, Feet Per Minute Measured Usual(1) Reactor F 2 . 2000 2000 Reactor E 3 1100 2000 Reactor F 4 Reactor F 3 - 4. 900 1000 2000 2000 Reactor E 1 1400 2000 Reactor H 4 1100 2000 Reactor H 5 1600 2000 (1) ANSI Z9.2-1971, "Fundamentals Governing The Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems," page 17. OLI 4863 FOAM M.lOOOO CV. ( INTER OFFICE MEMO to DR. R. HENDERSON AT NEW HAVEN DATE MARCH 2, 1973 prom jeAN SHEA, R.N. AT ASSONET FACILITY COPY TO subject EMPLOYEES UNDER UTILITY MAN STATUS There are twenty-four (24) employees working as utility men. The following is a list of these men and the date that they started working in this capacity: REDACTED REDACTED 7/26/72 7/31/72 6/13/72 10/5/72 1/8/73 1/16/73 REDACTED 12/7/72 1/29/72 7/26/72 7/20/72 2/11/73 12/23/72 7/23/72 2/18/73 7/23/72 7/23/72 REDACTED 10/5/72 2/9/73 9/22/72 Utility Man 5/2/70 Utility Man 5/8/70 Helper 10/1/70 Helper 10/22/70 Utility Man 3/15/71 REDACTED utility Man 3/15/71 Operator 7/24/72 Utility Man 7/6/70 Utility Man 1/23/73 Lead Operator 12/18/70 Utility Man 4/12/71 REDACTED Following is a work history of The reports of all his X-Ray findings are negative for Acroosteolysis. The total amount of time that he has worked as a Utility Man since date of hire is approximately 2% years. He was employed here prior to the time Olin purchased the plant in September of 1968. REDACTED Date of Hire - Helper Utility Man Operator Utility Man Operator Utility Man Operator 4/27/68 4/5/69 6/8/70 10/1/70 4/12/70 5/17/71 4/10/72 to present time If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. JS/pt Jean Shea, R.N. OLI 4864 HV FILE THIS C PYT IF YOU MUST RETAIN IT, SPECIFY A DEFINITE RETENTION PERIOD! ONE YEAR. OTHER.