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Many workers are unaware of the potential hazards in
their work environment, which makes them more vulnerable to injury. The following
references aid in recognizing and evaluating ethylene oxide hazards in the
workplace.
- Ethylene
Oxide. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fact Sheet. Provides
questions and answers pertaining to ethylene oxide.
- Ethylene Oxide. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2002), 486 KB PDF,
2 pages. Answers common questions regarding ethylene oxide.
- Report
on Carcinogens (RoC). US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
Public Health Services, National Toxicology Program (NTP). Provides a
table of contents with links to sections of the report.
- Ethylene Oxide. CAS No. 75-21-8, 232 KB PDF,
4 pages. Explains the carcinogenicity,
properties, use, production, exposure, and regulations
regarding ethylene oxide.
- Ethylene
Oxide. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (1999, December). Provides an EPA health effects
fact sheet for ethylene oxide.
- Ethylene Oxide Immediately
Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Documentation. National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Documents IDLH conditions for ethylene oxide and provides other
exposure criteria, toxicity data, and health effects information.
- International
Chemical Safety Cards. International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS),
(1994). Provides an international safety data sheet.
- ToxFAQs for Ethylene
Oxide. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), (1990,
December). Describes health effects
and other basic information on ethylene oxide.
- Ethylene
Oxide (EtO): Evidence of Carcinogenicity. National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), (1981, May 22). Provides information on the carcinogenic hazard
of EtO.
- Use
of Ethylene Oxide as a Sterilant in Medical Facilities. US
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication
No. 77-200, (1977, August). Describes hazards and control measures
for EtO.
Exposure Evaluation
Sampling Methods
- Ethylene
Oxide. OSHA Chemical Sampling Information. Summarizes several methods
of sampling for ethylene oxide.
- OSHA
Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A],
(1999, January 20).
- Ethylene Oxide Method 1614. National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Manual of Analytical Methods,
(1994, August 15), 35 KB PDF,
6 pages. Provides sampling information for ethylene oxide.
- Ethylene
Oxide. OSHA Method 50, (1985, January). Also available as a 1.2 MB PDF,
23 pages.
- Ethylene
Oxide. OSHA Method 49, (1984, November). Also available as a 850 KB PDF,
18 pages.
- Ethylene
Oxide. OSHA Method 30, (1981, August). Also available as a 800 KB PDF,
18 pages. Superseded by OSHA
Method
50.
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