CENTRAL STERILE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TESTING
The purpose of Heinemann's chemical exposure testing programs is to minimize or control exposure to prevent potential health effects from occupational exposure by:
- Conducting exposure assessments and monitoring
- Establishing safe handling practices and controls to minimize exposure
- Providing health hazard information and training
- Maintaining an employee medical surveillance program
Ethylene Oxide Monitoring
HEM'S ethylene oxide monitoring program addresses:
- Exposure assessments and monitoring
- Monitoring of breathing zones for employee exposure during running of sterilizers and aerators
- Leak detection of sterilizer, aerator and supply lines and tanks
- Hazard communication
- Monitor employee work practice and emergency action plans
- Engineering controls
- Ventilation system evaluation of inlet and exhaust vents to calculate total air exchange rate
- Protective equipment
- Employee medical surveillance
- Emergencies
- Evaluate emergency action plans
- Reporting
- Results include: 8 HR TWA; 15 MIN STEL