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FROM DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT
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SAFETY &, TRAINING-PLASTICS COMPANY April 4, 1980
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On April 2, I960, a study was conducted at the new calender to determine employee exposure to vinyl chloride.
Procedure!
Samples were collected by meanB of an air transfer pump manufactured by Calibrated Instruments , Inc. Ardsley, N. Y. and the multi-layered Bample collection bags. Each sample represents sample time period of 15 minutes. The bag samples were then analyzed by means of the R&D gas chromatograph. N.D. represents non-detectable results for vinyl chloride.
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Monitoring Results of the Bag Samples are as Hollows:
Bag No.
Location - Activity
PHI Level VCM
7 Sample taken while walking directly in front of the windup.
0.02
21 Sample taken at banbury mill at approximate
area of mill operators breathing zone.
N.D.
1 Sample taken at calender feed mill at
approximate area of mill operators breathing
zone.
N.D.
12 Sample taken of enclosed platform area above N.D. calender rolls - mill side .of calender rolls. *
29 Sample taken at platform area of calender
rolls - wipdup area side of calender rolls.
N.D.
6 Sample taken in front of strainer where
stock emerges.
N.D.
11
Directly over the Btrainer hopper opening
N.D.
9 First floor mezzanine area above banbury mill 0.03
28 Sample taken on second floor near weigh scale.
Operator had door open part of time to add
workaway to banbury.
N.D.
26 Area sample taken while walking around the
second floor.
N.D.
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J 8 Sample taken on second floor mezzanine platform.
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17 Sample taken inside "B" Blender was empty
and open for.cleaning.
U.D.
18 "blender was full and mixing at the time
of sampling.
1.81
13 General area sample while walking around
"blender room.
N.D.
4 Sample taken directly under calender pick
off roll.
N.D.
A sample of the 9300 type resin being used was also analyzed
by R&D. The result vas 0.03
RVCM.
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