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ABD00306506 ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MONTHLY REPORT I. ROUTINE CHEMICAL DOSIMETRY Month: December, 1985 Date of Report: January 16, 1986 All Sample Results CHEMICAL VCM Lead Total Particulates ^ PEL NO. % 86 94.5 14 87.5 7 100.0 >PEL (OVEREXPOSURES) NO. % 5 5.5 2 12.5 0 0.0 Overexposures JOB CLASS Yard Operator Instrument Technician General Mechanic Dryer A Operator Vinyl A Operator Line I Compounder Line III Compounder EXPOSURE * 3.0 ppm, VCM ** 14.5 ppm, VCM ** 1.1 ppm, VCM ** 1.5 ppm, VCM 2.1***ppm, VCM * 37.0 Micrograms Lead/MJ k 116.9 Micrograms SOURCE Employee overexposed while hooking and unhooking VCM railcars. Employee overexposed while helping replace the flush water valve above the new unit dump Sweco. Employee overexposed while repairing the new unit slurry valve. Employee performed his regular job duties. No specific cause for his overexposure has been found. Employee overexposed while locating VCM leaks in the new unit. Employee overexposed while cleaning Line I blenders. Employee overexposed while charging the Line III blenders with Cystab 800. * Respiratory protection was worn. ** Respiratory protection was not worn. A ABD00306507 Industrial Hygiene Monthly Report Page 2 II. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION Jerry Halford, of Respiratory Protection Services, Inc., conducted makeup, respirator face-fit testing of three employees. Annual respirator training was completed. III. VENTILATION The fourth quarter check of the lab ventilation hoods was conducted. No abnormalities were found. c: JF, JWW, DWH, PJK, WFH, CRS, VEM, RAF, AHS, CWT Tom Grumbles, J. R. Drumwright, M.D. - Houston