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Methods of Compliance
to the Permissible Exposure Limits OSHA Regulation 1910.93 q - Standard for Exposure to VC1
BFGOODRICH CHEMICAL DIVISION Avon Lake Technical Cfenter
OSHA regulation 1910.939 requires that employee exposures to vinyl chloride shall be controlled to 1 ppm or less of VC1 averaged over any 8 hour period and that no employee shall be exposed to vinyl chloride at concentrations greater than 5 ppm averaged over any period not exceeding IS minutes. If exposures are above this, feasible engineering and work practice controls shall Immediately be used to reduce exposures to at or below the permissible exposure limits.
At the Technical Center we have on going programs in both the engineering and process departments. Written plans for these programs are attached and will be furnished upon request for examination and copying to authorized representatives of the Assistant Secretary of Labor and the Director of OSHA. These plans will be updated at least every six months.
These plans, upon request, will also be shown to employees who are exposed in excess of the permissible exposure limits to show them the steps being taken to reduce their exposure to within the permissible exposure limits.
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Lee Bennett VCM OSHA Administrator
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SPECIAL OBJECTIVE
A. Engineering Projects Divert VCM vapors now vented to room
PROJECT Spot VentiI ation
AVON LAKE TECHNICAL CENTER VCM EMISSIONS CONTROL REPORT STATUS REPORT
COMP. DATE
PERSONNEL ASSIGNED
COST ENG
TOTAL
Complete
Gary Wi1 son Jim Ego
550,000
$150,000
Disperse exhausted vapors higher in atmosphere Insure adequate bldg. venti1 at ion
Replace high emission source pilot plant equipment.
Bldg. 414 exhaust stack
Building ventilation a) B/414 E Emergency 6-
Normal b) B/414 W c) B/414 S " d 1 r/417 Replace present 15 gal. polys with 55 & 110 1iter polys.
Eliminate use of buckets of solvents for poly cleaninq Reduce VC 1 in air
Prepare SOP's for PVC nror.esses in B/414 Bottle Polymerizer for Bldo. 414 Reduce or eliminate environmental emissions
Design & install a safe solvent cleaning system in B/414 Leak control
Prevent excursions in B/422 Build VCM Recovery System for West Process.
Hold 3/77
1977
1/77 Cont, 1/78 4/77 5/78
Gary WiIson Jim Ego
Gary Wi1 son Jim Ego
22,000 $75,000
$120,000 $600,000
Gary Wi1 son
$150,000
Steve Wiersma
$600,000
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Process & Maint. G. WI1 son
G. Wilson
R. Cahill R. Houston
$ 2,400 512,000
$ 24,000 $192,000
REMARKS
Extended local exhaust under 1100 gal. polys. Made canvas hoods for containing vapors from leaky valves & gaskets. Installed bench hood for matr. work up. This job is essentially coniDlete. Stack has been approved for Hydrin. The Geon Vacjets will be tied into this stack. Design is on HOLD, Working on improving performance of existing heating system at a cost of $23,000.
Installation of two new 55 liter polys with blow down tanks and stripping and drying system. 10% complete. Reactors received. Process engineers are seeking a better defin ition of the orocess. 20% complete. ON HOLD.
Continuing
A number have been written and are ready for annroval. Ready to proceed.
EA approved 2/77. Mat'l being ordered. Proaress is on schedule.
cc: R. M. Kreager, D. J. Barnicki, F. ZEeber, P. DeChant, J. Alten, G. WiIson, F. Krause , C. Orben, V. Carson, 0. Popovich, N. Wearsch, L. Bennett
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