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Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of Professional Medical Products, Greenwood, South Carolina.

PB86133105

Publication Date	1985
Personal Author	Greife, A.; Steenland, K.
Page Count	22
Abstract	A walk through survey of Professional Medical Products (SIC-3841) in Greenwood, South Carolina was conducted in June, 1985. The purpose of the survey was to determine the feasibility of including the facility in a NIOSH industrywide mortality/industrial hygiene study of ethylene-oxide (75218). The facility used ethylene-oxide to sterilize various medical products from 1962 to 1985. Ethylene-oxide use was discontinued in February, 1985. The company currently used outside contractors for sterilization. The authors conclude that the facility meets eligibility requirements for the NIOSH study; it can contribute at least 400 person/years; it had adequate personnel records to indicate individual exposures; and a serious confounding exposure to a known leukemogen does not exist. Inclusion of the facility in the NIOSH study is recommended.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Medical supplies Surveys Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Air pollution Ventilation Ethylene oxide Sterilization Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution SIC 3841 CAS 75-21-8 Greenwood(South Carolina)
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 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control 89B - Architectural Design & Environmental Engineering
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	198607

Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of Professional Medical Products, Greenwood, South Carolina.

Industrywide Studies Report: A Walk-Through Survey of Professional Medical Products, Greenwood, South Carolina.
PB86133105

Publication Date	1985
Personal Author	Greife, A.; Steenland, K.
Page Count	22
Abstract	A walk through survey of Professional Medical Products (SIC-3841) in Greenwood, South Carolina was conducted in June, 1985. The purpose of the survey was to determine the feasibility of including the facility in a NIOSH industrywide mortality/industrial hygiene study of ethylene-oxide (75218). The facility used ethylene-oxide to sterilize various medical products from 1962 to 1985. Ethylene-oxide use was discontinued in February, 1985. The company currently used outside contractors for sterilization. The authors conclude that the facility meets eligibility requirements for the NIOSH study; it can contribute at least 400 person/years; it had adequate personnel records to indicate individual exposures; and a serious confounding exposure to a known leukemogen does not exist. Inclusion of the facility in the NIOSH study is recommended.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Medical supplies Surveys Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Air pollution Ventilation Ethylene oxide Sterilization Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution SIC 3841 CAS 75-21-8 Greenwood(South Carolina)
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 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control 89B - Architectural Design & Environmental Engineering
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	198607