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Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Workplace: Special Course.

PB84187681

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	365
Abstract	A manual to accompany a course entitled 'Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Workplace' given by NIOSH in association with the General Services Administration (GSA), Washington, D.C., in August 1980 is presented. Course topics include: general background on PCBs; general requirements for compliance with federal laws governing PCB use; PCB filled transformers; nonPCB transformers; PCB filled capacitors; underground mining machinery using PCB fluids; PCB use in electromagnets; PCB containing heat transfer fluids; PCB containing hydraulic fluids; and PCB contamination of waste oils. EPA regulations governing each category of use, emergency spill response, and recommendations are given. A transcript of a question and answer session in which the final EPA rules on PCB manufacture, processing, commercial distribution, and restrictions on use were discussed, is included. The criteria document for developing the NIOSH standard for PCB exposure is given. Sampling procedures and analytical methods for the determination of PCB concentrations are also presented. General instructions for preparing a Materials Safety Data Sheet are discussed.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Regulations Protective clothing Sampling Transformers Capacitors Mining equipment Electromagnets Hydraulic fluids Polychlorinated biphenyls Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Threshold limit values Air pollution effects(Humans)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198414

Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Workplace: Special Course.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Workplace: Special Course.
PB84187681

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	365
Abstract	A manual to accompany a course entitled 'Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Workplace' given by NIOSH in association with the General Services Administration (GSA), Washington, D.C., in August 1980 is presented. Course topics include: general background on PCBs; general requirements for compliance with federal laws governing PCB use; PCB filled transformers; nonPCB transformers; PCB filled capacitors; underground mining machinery using PCB fluids; PCB use in electromagnets; PCB containing heat transfer fluids; PCB containing hydraulic fluids; and PCB contamination of waste oils. EPA regulations governing each category of use, emergency spill response, and recommendations are given. A transcript of a question and answer session in which the final EPA rules on PCB manufacture, processing, commercial distribution, and restrictions on use were discussed, is included. The criteria document for developing the NIOSH standard for PCB exposure is given. Sampling procedures and analytical methods for the determination of PCB concentrations are also presented. General instructions for preparing a Materials Safety Data Sheet are discussed.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Regulations Protective clothing Sampling Transformers Capacitors Mining equipment Electromagnets Hydraulic fluids Polychlorinated biphenyls Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Threshold limit values Air pollution effects(Humans)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198414