Industry-wide studies report of a walk-through survey of the H. W. Andersen Products Company, Incorporated, Oyster Bay, New York. Industry-wide study. [Ethylene oxide exposure]

Technical Report · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6504364

Elliott, L J; Stayner, L

The possibility of including the H.W. Anderson Products Company in an industrywide study report on possible worker exposure to ethylene oxide (Et0) was considered. The facility housed an Anprolene ampule-filling operation, a remote Et0 storage area, and product packaging and storage areas. Sterilizer equipment was also manufactured at the facility and there was a machine shop and plastics molding area for patient-care products (body-cavity drainage pumps and drainage tubing). Et0 was used to sterilize these products before final packaging. Respirators were required to be worn in some areas and job operations. While the employees were instructed in the use of the individual respirator, no fit testing, formal training, or maintenance program for the respirator units was carried out. Due to the lack of personnel records, the authors recommend that this facility not be included in the Et0 mortality study.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Industrial Hygiene Section
• OSTI ID: 6504364
• Report Number(s): PB-87-163127/XAB; IWS-67.44
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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