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TCE Exposure Assessment of Cleaning Workers

세척공정의 트리클로로에틸렌 TWA 및 STEL 평가 사례

  • Hyun Soo Kim (Korean Construction And Chemical Safety Association, Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 김현수 ((사)건설화학안전협회, 서울과학기술대학교 안전공학과)
  • Received : 2023.03.09
  • Accepted : 2023.03.30
  • Published : 2023.03.31

Abstract

Objective: This study introduces exposure concentrations of time-weighted average standard (TWA) evaluation and short-time exposure standard (STEL) evaluation for trichloroethylene in the cleaning process. Methods: Trichloroethylene measurement was conducted according to the KOSHA Guide (A-24-2019) method. It was carried out twice. Results: As a result of the first measurement, TWA concentration exceeded 4 times the exposure standard and STEL concentration exceeded 16 times, but the inaccuracy and breakthrough of the collection time could not be considered, so the second measurement was conducted. The second measurement result was lower than the first measurement result, but exceeded the exposure standards (TWA, STEL). Conclusions: We were able to confirm that the exposure level of workers in the cleaning process using trichloroethylene exceeded the exposure standard. And it is also considered necessary to grasp the approximate concentration using a detector tube in the preliminary survey.

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