Samuella,
Your inquiry suggests that you have
been told that
the odor of a volatile chemical is a warning that you are potentially
subject to
harm from inhaling that chemical.
That belief is a half-true myth.
For most
chemicals, if you can smell them there is no indication that they are
harmful or
harmless. To determine if the vapors of a volatile chemical are in
the
breathing air at or greater than a harmful concentration, one should use
air-sampling techniques.
For that, hire yourself a chemical
hygienist.
Jay Young
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009
8:27
PM
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Working with
chemicals
and anosmia
I am looking for any developed
SOPs or
protocols that can be used by a person who has anosmia (complete loss
of
smell) and works in a chemical research environment. Any
information
that I can use to help protect this worker will be
useful.
Thanks,
Sammye
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Don=92t always believe what
you
think.
Samuella B. Sigmann, NRCC-CHO
Lecturer/Safety
Committee
Chair
A. R.
Smith
Department of Chemistry
Appalachian State University
525 Rivers
Street
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828 262
2755
Fax:
828 262 6558
Email: sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu
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