*DO YOU USE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN YOUR STERILIZER? DID YOU KNOW THAT THE **NIOSH IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH (IDLH) GUIDELINES FOR HYDROG...
Peracetic Acid (PAA) is an excellent antimicrobial agent. It destroys microbes and leaves no residue. As a result, PAA is used extensively in the Foo...
This week California’s Health Effects Advisory Committee [1] (HEAC) decided to move forward with a permissible exposure limit (PEL) for peracetic ac...
* Peracetic Acid (PAA) is a strong oxidant and highly reactive (breaks down quickly) leaving no harmful residues, and is considered environmentally ...
Healthcare has shifted from Ethylene Oxide to Hydrogen Peroxide believing that Hydrogen Peroxide was a safer, quicker and more efficient choice. Heal...
US researchers have warned that cleaning products, containing a mixture of hydrogen peroxide (HP), peracetic acid (PAA) and acetic acid (AA), can tr...
The United Kingdom’s Environment Agency is investigating how 200 litres of peracetic acid leaked out of a container at the Walkers Crisps factory in ...
*Are You Using Hydrogen Peroxide?* Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) gas is widely used in healthcare as a low temperature sterilant for heat and moisture sen...
Ever tried to untangle fishing line? It is about hard as finding which occupational safety and health regulations apply to Sterile Processing/Central...
The California OSHA’s Health Effects Advisory Committee (HEAC) [1] held a meeting September 5th to consider a permissible exposure limit (PEL) for p...
Dr. Richard Warburton, Chief Technology Officer and General Counsel at ChemDAQ was a speaker at the US Poultry’s [1] Environmental Management Seminar...
*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 Du...
When discussing leaks of sterilant chemicals such as ethylene oxide (EtO) or hydrogen peroxide, the first suspect of course is the sterilizer. In ord...
Do you know the chemicals used in low-temperature sterilizers or high-level disinfectant equipment that you use every day? Here is a quick, high-leve...
NIOSH has proposed an IDLH for Peracetic acid of 0.55 ppm, but is seeking more information from the industry before finalizing the level. NIOSH inte...
A ChemDAQ technician was at a hospital to install a Steri-Trac hydrogen peroxide monitoring system and provide in-service training for sterile proces...
Many people who work around chemicals wonder about their health. Here are a few frequently asked questions we receive from workers with potential che...
Ever think about exposure hazards from improperly maintained low-temperature sterilizers or high-level disinfectant equipment? Some things to think ...
