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Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of Becton Dickinson Labware, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Oxnard, California.

PB86113313

Publication Date	1984
Personal Author	Morawetz, J. S.; Stayner, L.
Page Count	22
Abstract	A walkthrough survey was conducted at Becton Dickinson Labware, Becton, Dickinson, and Company (SIC-3079) in Oxnard, California in August, 1984. The purpose of the survey was to determine the feasibility of including the facility in a mortality/industrial hygiene study of ethylene-oxide (75218) being conducted by NIOSH. The company manufactured plastic disposable lab ware. Ethylene-oxide was used to sterilize the products from 1969 to 1980, after which it was phased out and the use of gamma radiation from a cobalt-60 source for sterilization was phased in. The authors conclude that the facility meets the eligibility requirements for inclusion in the NIOSH study: having at least 400 person/years of exposure, adequate personnel records, and no serious confounding exposure to a known leukemogen. It should be included in the study. Since ethylene-oxide is no longer used, an industrial hygiene survey of the facility is not planned.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Plastics industry Ethylene oxide Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Air pollution Ventilation Chemical analysis Laboratory equipment Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution SIC 3079 CAS 75-21-8 Cancer Oxnard(California)
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198603

Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of Becton Dickinson Labware, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Oxnard, California.

Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of Becton Dickinson Labware, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Oxnard, California.
PB86113313

Publication Date	1984
Personal Author	Morawetz, J. S.; Stayner, L.
Page Count	22
Abstract	A walkthrough survey was conducted at Becton Dickinson Labware, Becton, Dickinson, and Company (SIC-3079) in Oxnard, California in August, 1984. The purpose of the survey was to determine the feasibility of including the facility in a mortality/industrial hygiene study of ethylene-oxide (75218) being conducted by NIOSH. The company manufactured plastic disposable lab ware. Ethylene-oxide was used to sterilize the products from 1969 to 1980, after which it was phased out and the use of gamma radiation from a cobalt-60 source for sterilization was phased in. The authors conclude that the facility meets the eligibility requirements for inclusion in the NIOSH study: having at least 400 person/years of exposure, adequate personnel records, and no serious confounding exposure to a known leukemogen. It should be included in the study. Since ethylene-oxide is no longer used, an industrial hygiene survey of the facility is not planned.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Plastics industry Ethylene oxide Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Air pollution Ventilation Chemical analysis Laboratory equipment Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution SIC 3079 CAS 75-21-8 Cancer Oxnard(California)
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198603