Â鶹TVÍøÕ¾ conducted employee exposure monitoring for potential exposures to flammable gas, turpentine, paint and other household hazardous waste products and by-products based upon employee concerns. Airborne monitoring was conducted for during waste collection and disposal activities at the Town of Gilbert Household Hazardous Waste facility.
Â鶹TVÍøÕ¾ collected personal breathing zone samples for total hydrocarbons and volatile organic chemicals. The employee work tasks during the monitoring period were observed and documented. The samples were collected over a full eight-hour work shift.
All measured airborne chemical levels were below the applicable occupational exposure limits indicating a low potential for employee exposures. Â鶹TVÍøÕ¾ also recommended that an established lunch area, away from the household hazardous waste collection area, be established.