Hello,
OSHA and JCAHO require that monitoring for these be done annually.  We do
our monitoring of the tasks that will result in the highest levels of
exposure.  There are requirements for short term exposure limits (15
minutes) or time weighted averages (8 hours).  You can do individual
monitoring of techs and monitoring in areas that have high levels of these
vapors.
Your safety officer should be able to help you with more info.
Stacy McLaughlin, HT
Lead Tech Histology
Cooley Dickinson Hospital

-----Original Message-----
From: Chung, Luong [mailto:lchung@ppmh.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:23 AM
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Hi all, 

Kinda quite lately...  

Can anyone tell me how often do you all do a formaldehyde and xylene
monitor?  Do you do one for individual tech or just one for the entire lab?

Thanks

Bruce Chung, MSM, CT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Manager
(229) 312-6130

 
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