Greetings all,
We have a laboratory that wants to use methylene chloride (dichloromethane) to coat materials.
Methylene chloride is an IARC Group 2A potential human carcinogen. As such, it becomes a “particularly hazardous substance” under the OSHA lab standard and according to the standard, must be handled in a “containment.”
Is a spray booth considered a “containment?”
Thanks,
Chris
Christopher E. Kohler, MS, LPG, CCHO
Laboratory Safety Manager, EHS
Laboratory Safety Instructor, ACS
Adjunct Faculty, SPEA
Environmental Health and Safety
1514 E Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-5454
cekohler**At_Symbol_Here**iu.edu
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