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Workplace Safety
Long-Term Ethylene Oxide Exposure Trends in US
Hospitals: Relationship with OSHA Regulatory and
Enforcement Actions
Anthony D. LaMontagne, J. Michael Oakes and Ruth
N. Lopez Turley; Am J Public Health. 2004 September;
94(9): 1614–1619.
Summary: Using commercial ETO badge analysis
records for hospital exposure, LaMontagne et al
found that 8 hour time weighted average workplace
exposures between 1984 and 2001 decreased after
the OSHA 1910.1047 EtO standard came into force
in 1984 and has remained low, but the probability
of short term exposures has increased since 1996,
correlating with a decrease in OSHA enforcement.
Paper available at: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1448503.
The Myths of Sterilant Gas Safety Exposed, Richard
Warburton, Infection control Today, May 2008,
vol. 12, No. 5, p 38.
Infection Control Today’s online version:
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/myths-of-sterilant-gas-safety.html#
Download PDF version: The
Myths of Sterilant Gas Safety Exposed, Richard
Warburton, Infection control Today, May 2008,
vol. 12, No. 5, p 38.
The importance of monitoring all sterilant gases
for employee safety; HPN Oct, 2008 http://www.hpnonline.com/inside/2008-10/0810-HMS.html
Indoor air quality affects patient care quality;
HPN Sept 2008; http://www.hpnonline.com/inside/2008-09/0809-or-air.html
The Essentials of Sterilant Gas Monitoring; Managing
Infection Control July 2008 http://www.manageinfection.com/database/dms/mic0708w82.pdf
How sterile processing plays central role in
success, HPN Sept 2007 http://www.hpnonline.com/inside/2007-09/0709-cs-bestpractices.html
US D558,622 S Gas monitor and remote display
[Design patent for Steri-Trac]; http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week01/OG/html/1326-1/USD0558622-20080101.html
Top 6 features of a sterilant gas monitoring
system, Richard Warburton, Emily Mainier, Healthcare
Purchasing News, June 2007.
http://www.hpnonline.com/inside/2007-06/0706-PO-sterilantmonitoring.html
“VHP Safety Basics, by The Safety Guys,
Vince McLeod and Glenn Ketcham, ALN Magazine,
September 2006
http://www.animallab.com/articles.asp?pid=192
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