Industry-wide studies report: a walk-through survey of Travenol Laboratories, Incorporated, Cleveland, Mississippi. [Ethylene oxide exposures]

Technical Report · Fri Aug 08 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6966878

Stayner, L; Elliott, L

A walk through survey was made to evaluate the facility for inclusion in an ongoing NIOSH mortality and industrial hygiene study of exposure of workers to ethylene oxide (EtO) during industrial sterilization processes. The facility manufactures disposable health-care products, many of which require sterilization with EtO as part of the process. Limited EtO exposure sampling data for distinct job titles exists for the facility. The authors conclude that the facility should be excluded from the larger study due to the inadequacy of the personnel records for identifying workers potentially exposed to EtO.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation and Field Studies
• OSTI ID: 6966878
• Report Number(s): PB-87-117610/XAB; IWS-67.51
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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