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ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MONTHLY REPORT Month: October, 1985 Date of Report: November 25, 1985 I. ROUTINE CHEMICAL DOSIMETRY CHEMICAL r ^ PEL NO. % > PEL (OVEREXPOSURES) NO. % VCM Lead Total Particulates 76 16 6 89.4 94.1 100.0 9 1 0 10.6 5.9 0.0 Overexposure s JOB CLASS Compounder EXPOSURE * 54.8 Micrograms Lead/M SOURCE Employee overexposed while charging Line III blenders with Tribase. Yard Operator 1.3 ppm, VCM Employee overexposed while helping shift mechanic blank #4 VCM unloading station liquid line. General Mechanic 2.1 ppm, VCM Employee overexposed while blanking #4 VCM unloading station liquid line. General Helper Painter/Insulator/ Carpenter 2.0 ppm, VCM & 1.6 ppm, VCM Employee overexposed while pumping "pond*1 resin. Employee overexposed while installing insulation covers above the old unit Sweco. Chief Operator Vinyl A Operator Vinyl A Operator 1.2 ppm, VCM * 68.5 ppm, VCM 2.2 ppm, VCM Employee overexposed while preparing an old unit VCM return pump for mainte- nance. Employee overexposed while changing VCM filters in the new unit. Employee overexposed while changing VCM filters in the old unit. VAB.0001178050 Industrial Hygiene Monthly Report K 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. II. 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. III. 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. rah JF, JWW, DWH, PJK, WFH, CRS, VEM, RAF, AHS, CWT Tom Grumbles, J. R. Drumwright, M.D. - Houston VAB.0001178051