OSHA Closes Complaint Against Hospital for PAA Exposure Because of Lack of...
The Pittsburgh City Paper (CP) recently reported that OSHA closed a complaint of workplace exposure against healthcare giant, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) because OSHA lacks the...
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STERIS discusses the importance of environmental monitoring of sterilant...
STERIS Corporation, a major manufacturer of low-temperature sterilizers, wrote a new CHL Self-Study Lesson Plan in the January/February issue of Communique on pg. 27 titled, “Safety in Central Service:...
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10 Reasons Why You Should Continuously Monitor Low Temperature and Liquid...
More information can be found here: 1. Sterilant chemicals are highly toxic Low temperature and liquid chemical sterilants are designed to kill all microorganisms including resistant spores and if...
View ArticleThe Safe Use of Peracetic Acid in the Proteins Industry
At this year’s International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE), Lisa McCombie and Dr. Richard Warburton gave a tech talk on the safe use of peracetic acid in the proteins industry. As concern over...
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Need to control Peracetic acid vapor in Aspetic or Protein plants?
Here are some of the benefits of implementing environmental monitoring to help control peracetic acid vapor levels. Contact ChemDAQ today for more information. The post Need to control Peracetic acid...
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The exposure hazards of poor equipment maintenance in the SPD
Ever think about exposure hazards from improperly maintained low-temperature sterilizers or high-level disinfectant equipment? Some things to think about: How does instrument maintenance contribute...
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First use of Hydrogen peroxide sterilizer with a monitor showed readings...
A ChemDAQ technician was providing an in service to a hospital to install the ChemDAQ products and train the sterile processing technicians on how to use them. The Steri-Trac continuous monitor for...
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Don’t Always Blame the Sterilizer for Leaks of Sterilant Chemicals
When discussing leaks of sterilant chemicals such as ethylene oxide (EtO) or hydrogen peroxide, the first suspect of course is the sterilizer. In order to perform low temperature sterilization, i.e....
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OSHA Cracking Down on Peracetic Acid Exposure
OSHA Cracking Down on Peracetic Acid Exposure Even if there is no PEL, OSHA can, and has been, issuing citations to employers under the General Duty Clause for employees exposed to vapors above...
View ArticleNew PEL for Peracetic Acid in the Works
The California OSHA’s Health Effects Advisory Committee (HEAC) held a meeting September 5th to consider a permissible exposure limit (PEL) for peracetic acid (PAA) and ChemDAQ’s Richard Warburton...
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