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MOOMI <br />GencrZILYv t <br />other organic, sOlvelusm <br />Engineering Controtsw When POssiblev employers <br />must use engineenng and administrative controls <br />rather than personal protective equipment to Prevent <br />OV=CXPO=re& Engineering control methods include <br />installing ventilation, aiginging work practicest or <br />rhangin the work procem C�outamcrs should be <br />fightly covered to prevent MP013"Ono Some work <br />processes can be isolateds enclosed, or automated to <br />reduce exposurm <br />most r,ffective type of vents <br />te= captuse contaminated air at its source before it <br />spre.ads into the air in your br�g 20nee <br />personal Protective Equipment: VAien engineering <br />aUCC RE <br />gram must be developed as outlined by Cal/OSHA <br />regulations (GISO 5144). An industrial hygienist or <br />other knowledgeable person should be consulted to <br />ensure that the equipment is appropriate and is used <br />correctly. Improper respiratory equipment may not <br />providcadequate protection. <br />Fluorocarbons have poor warning properties, so the <br />cartridge or canister on an air -purifying respirator <br />could wear out and need replacement without your <br />knowing that it Was no longer effective. Therefore, <br />only a supplied -air respirator or an SCBA is approved. <br />If frequent and prolonged skin contact with fluoro- <br />carbons is necessary or if splashes may occttr, personal <br />protective equipment such as gloves,, goggles, or faceworm.shi,Ids should be w• Protective clothing should be <br />made of a material which is resistant to the sperific <br />fluorocarbon you are using- For instance, neoprene <br />rubber is reported to be resistant to FC -12 and FC - <br />113. Even the most resistant materials will be pcne- <br />trated quickly and should be replaced often. <br />RESOURCES <br />• California workers. employers, mel health cart <br />professionals who have questions about the health <br />effects of workplace chemicals can contact FIESIS at <br />4151540-3014, Monday-Fndayfrom 1-5pm. You <br />may call collect from widen Califomia. <br />• Employees who need information or assistance <br />ran- <br />cerning workplace health and safety rcgulaliatr or <br />who want to file a cornplaut4 can contact WOSHA, <br />Workers who are not c owned by state regulations will <br />be referred to the approprsatt federal agency- Look in <br />your local phone book's aovOrnmcnt section under <br />"California, Industrial Rtlamas, Occupational Safety <br />and Health,' or call then tansy area office: <br />Sacramento 9161920-6123 <br />San Francisco 415/557-1677 <br />Van Nuys 818/901-5403 <br />• Other resources <br />for employers may include your <br />supentiror, your union, your company health and <br />safety officers your doctor, or your company doctor. <br />• F,mptoyers who want free assittanccfo cwhtau and <br />improve workplace health and safety can contact the <br />nearest area office of the CallOSHA Consukation <br />Service: <br />Sacramento 916/920m6131 <br />San Francisco 4151557-2870 <br />Fresno 209/445-5072 <br />Van Nuys 818/901-5422 <br />Downey 213/861-9993 <br />San Diego 619/279-3771 <br />• In a medial emergency, call 9-I-], or cauaU rhe <br />nearest Poison Control Centtr. Set "Gfsis Hotline' <br />listed near the front of your local phone book <br />• HESIS produces fact sheets, booklets, medical 'realm <br />ment guidelines, and technical dotatments on work- <br />place chemicals. All publications are free. Some we <br />available in Spanish or other languages. For a publi- <br />cations list and orderf mt, call 415154041A or <br />write: HESIS, 2151 Berkeley Way, Room 504, <br />Berkeley CA 94704v <br />