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ABDOO136554 ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MONTHLY REPORT Month: March, 1986 Date of Report: April 21, 1986 I. ROUTINE CHEMICAL DOSIMETRY All Sample Results CHEMICAL L. PEL NO. % > PEL (OVEREXPOSURES) NO. % VCM Lead Total Particulates 78 97.5 15 88.2 6 100.0 2 2 0 2.5 11.8 0.0 Overexposures JOB CLASS EXPOSURE SOURCE Vinyl A Operator Chief Operator 1.5 ppm, VCM ** 1.7 ppm. VCM Employee overexposed while performing his regular job duties in the old unit. The specific cause of his overexposure has not been determined. Employee overexposed while performing his regular job duties. No specific cause for his overexposure has been determined. Compounder Color Weigh Compo 72.0 Micrograms Employee overexposed while Lead/MJ charging Line III blenders. * 46.1 Micrograms Lead/MJ Employee overexposed while weighing up Tribase XL in the Color Weigh Room. * Respiratory protection was worn. ** Respiratory protection was not worn. II. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION The plant's respirator program was reviewed revised and re-submitted for approval. ABDOO136555 Industrial Hygiene Monthly Report Page 2 IV. HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM The status of the plant's Hazard Communication Compliance program is: * Written Program - Submitted for final approval. * Training Program - Final preparations complete. * Warning Signs - All ordered, 40 percent installed. * Chemical Lists - Updated, ready to be placed in Hazardous Materials Reference Books. * Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) - Files of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Chemical MSDSLs have been copied and placed in Hazardous Materials Reference Books. The Hazardous Materials Reference Books will contain the plant's written program, Chem-List, and all Material Safety Data Sheets. The books will be distributed for easy employee access following Hazard Communication training in April. Safety Supervisor /aeb c: JF, JWW, DWH, PJK, WFH, TFL, VEM, RAF, AHS, CWT Tom Grumbles, J. R. Drumwright, M.D. - Houston ABDOO136556 ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT CHEMICAL DOSIMETRY TRENDS r