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REGULATORY STANDARDS:
Many OSHA standards apply to hazardous vapors in laboratories. Those chemicals deemed to be very hazardous or carcinogenic have entire standards devoted to them. These chemicals include formaldehyde, benzene, lead, cadmium, vinyl chloride, inorganic arsenic, and several others. Several hundred other compounds are regulated in section 1910.1000, subparts Z-1 and Z-2.
On April 1, 1996 the state of North Carolina adopted its own air contaminants standard which is stricter than that of federal OSHA. Please feel free to call or E mail us with any specific questions.
ESP can help your facility fullfill OSHA requirements with our on-site monitoring program or with our passive monitoring badges.
ON-SITE MONITORING PROGRAM COMPONENTS:
Air sampling using "state
of the art" equipment (MIRAN 1B) or OSHA/NIOSH validated active methods
Documentation of STEL,
TWA, and ceiling exposures
Ventilation testing
for air exchange rates
Negative pressure smoke
pattern test
Written evaluation of
regulated areas, respirators, training, msds, hazard communication, spill
procedures, recordkeeping, and chemical hygiene plan
Records stored for OSHA
required 30 year period
Post test conference
Same day written test
report