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J. W. Gressler
ALGC - Health, Safety & Environmental Affairs
R. C. LockemerALGC - Environmental Affairs8r_15-83
OSHA Progress Report - July, 1983
1. Summaries of personnel and area monitoring conducted during the month are presented in the attached tables and figures.
2. Spot ventilation for the lab's extruders is just about completed. The operators are already noting a big improvement in odor and fume levels.
3. An operator in Compound B/438 became nauseous and had difficulty breathing for a short period of time due to exposure to ethyl acrylate fumes. The fumes originated from a plugged condenser in Hydrophilics B/437 which is next to B/438. The condenser was cleaned to stop the immediate problem. To avoid future problems, the condensers will be routinely cleaned after 20 charges and will also be inspected quarterly.
4. Results of antimony monitoring conducted toward the end of June show the new dust collection system on the B/426 CML t^ be keeping exposure levels below the allowable limit of 500 >ug/mJ (see attached personnel monitoring summary). The new system has also significantly reduced nuisance dust levels associated with Estane 58360 manufacture.
5. \ Annual training in the OSHA VCM Standard has begun.
6. The allowable concentration for lead exposure has been changed to 200 /Ug/m to reflect the fact that lead is being handled less than thirty times/year. Should lead usage increase, the allowable will -be reduced accordingly.
RCL/bp DISTRIBUTION:
B.R.Welch W.E.Horton C.Bayard J. R. Shellenberger D.D.Quester J.C.Meek
Robert C. Lockemer
R.K.LaCosse T.J.Biskupich E.B.Kat zenmeyer D.J.McDonald D.J.Barnicki J.C.Ritz
T.S.Bialke H.Waltemate J.S.Kiel--Ped. D.J,Gargas Dispensary laTr . Denne
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SUMMARY OP PERSONNEL'MONITORING
Parameter
Allowable Cone.
8 hr. TWA
July,
1983
No. of Samples
Month Avg. Cone.
No. Above Allowable
Year-To-Date
No. of
Avg.
Samples
Cone.
No. Above Allowable
VCM* Plant B/432 B/438 B/449 B/451 B/452 B/454 B/455 B/457 B/458 B/459 B/461 B/463 B/464 B/466 B/46S B/471
1 ppm \
31 .82
3 .44
1 .08 1 .35
14 1.12 11 .71
1 .06
7 140 .82
' 1 .16
7 .47 18 .30
1 .00 11 .15
7 .15 1 .20 2 3.71 3 54 1.30
4 30 .72 7 .13 1 .13
28
1
1 17
9
* Includes all long term monitoring with and without tasks.
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SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL MONITORING
July
, 198 3
Parameter
Allowable Cone.
8 hr. TWA
No. of Samples
Month Avg. Cone-
No. Above Allowable
Year-To-Date
No. of
Avg.
No. Above
Samples Cone. Allowable
Dust
Total
10 mg/m3
Respirable 5 mg/m3 i
Noise 90-80-5
85 <1BA /%
19
83.3 db/ 38.06%
5
48
85.5 db/
52.15? ,
23
Metals
Sb
Cd
Cr
Pb M53 C-SB Other
500 -ug/m^
200 jog/rn^ v3 500 juq/m 200 Aig/m3 10 PPM 500 yUg/ra
Breakthru July 26%
Yr. to Data 26%
Area Personnel Monitoring
B/451 B/461 B/463 B/464
c
16
3
12
78.50
.64 171.25
7
VC1 % Actual < 1
(No.)
Month
%
.
Year-to-Date
(No.)
%
3
100
7
100
14
79 54
69
11
64 30
70
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> 1 PPM LONG TERM TEST
DATE OF TEST
PPM
RESP.
JOB CODE
EMPLOYEES DESCRIPTION OP WORK
7-19-83 3.83 Yes 7-21-83 1.29 Yes 7-29-83 1.19 No 7-25-83 1.01 No 7-18-83 7.98 Yes 7-28-83 2.87 Yes 7-28-83 1.91 Yes
600 630 750 600 750 600 630
Cleaned strainers Red lights
Changed vinyl straining Red lights
Red lights
Red lights
Red lights most of day 1 entry (poly)
Red light Aided HRC operator
Unplugging lines Red lights Cuno filters
AREA
464 464 464 464 461 461 461
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