TY - JOUR
AU - Burke, Gerry
AB - SAFETY SOLUTIONS Alleged Solvent Exposure and Deviation From Procedures by Gerry Burke, BSN, MS ne August afternoon , dur­ temperature may have been higher STANDARD OPERATING ing a serie s of hot and on the mezzanine level. In an en­ PROCEDURE O humid days , an employee ergized dryer, the temperature may Standard operating procedure came to the Occupational Safety range from 212 °F to 390 °F. The calls for not entering a dryer until and Health office to report having dryers must remain off for at least temperatures fall to near ambient. been expo sed to a solvent a few 20 minutes to cool before employ­ It also calls for using the buddy days earlier. He had been cleaning ee s may touch them. system (i.e. , not working alone) in the mezzanine level of a printing Powerful local exhaust vents a dryer. The press was staffed with press at the time (Figs . 1-3 ). Hi s pull the air to the outdoor regen­ the typical four employees. In fact, work involved using solvent, cloth erative thermal oxidizer, a 1,500°F this employee, as the chief operator, rag s, and a metal scraper to sand, furnace efficiently destroying 
TI - Alleged Solvent Exposure and Deviation from Procedures
JF - AAOHN journal : Official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
DO - 10.1177/216507990805600306
DA - 2008-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/alleged-solvent-exposure-and-deviation-from-procedures-oFYMcy69CV
SP - 129
EP - 131
VL - 56
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -