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Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of American Sterilizer Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.

PB86117637

Publication Date	1985
Personal Author	Greife, A.; Steenland, K.; Ringenburg, V.
Page Count	24
Abstract	A walk through survey was conducted at American Sterilizer Company (SIC-3842), Erie, Pennsylvania in May, 1984. The purpose of the study was to determine the feasibility of including the facility in a NIOSH industrywide mortality/industrial hygiene study of ethylene-oxide (75218) exposure. The company produced sterilizers for hospitals and used ethylene-oxide to test the sterilizers for air leaks and gauge function from 1956 to 1982. The authors conclude that the facility meets most eligibility requirements for the NIOSH survey: having at least 400 person years of exposure, adequate personnel records, and no serious confounding exposure, to a known leukemogen. The facility should be tentatively included in the NIOSH study.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Sterilizers Medical equipment Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Air pollution Ventilation Ethylene oxide Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution SIC 3842 CAS 75-21-8
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 68A - Air Pollution & Control 57E - Clinical Medicine
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198604

Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of American Sterilizer Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of American Sterilizer Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.
PB86117637

Publication Date	1985
Personal Author	Greife, A.; Steenland, K.; Ringenburg, V.
Page Count	24
Abstract	A walk through survey was conducted at American Sterilizer Company (SIC-3842), Erie, Pennsylvania in May, 1984. The purpose of the study was to determine the feasibility of including the facility in a NIOSH industrywide mortality/industrial hygiene study of ethylene-oxide (75218) exposure. The company produced sterilizers for hospitals and used ethylene-oxide to test the sterilizers for air leaks and gauge function from 1956 to 1982. The authors conclude that the facility meets most eligibility requirements for the NIOSH survey: having at least 400 person years of exposure, adequate personnel records, and no serious confounding exposure, to a known leukemogen. The facility should be tentatively included in the NIOSH study.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Sterilizers Medical equipment Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Air pollution Ventilation Ethylene oxide Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution SIC 3842 CAS 75-21-8
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 68A - Air Pollution & Control 57E - Clinical Medicine
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198604