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Posted By alan moulton
Hi, does anyone have advice regarding the recommended health monitoring for employees working with exposure to fuel oils, petrol, kerosene, paraffin etc.
Overall exposure is low - dealing with spills from domestic tanks. Regards. Alan
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Posted By Adrian Watson
Skin inspection of hands only.
Regards Adrian Watson
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Posted By ian milne
Hi,
I think there used to be MSDS on petrols and fuels on the web and it didnt make good reading. There is a need to protect skin (PPE -suits, gloves, regular washing and moisturiser)as well as the vapours released affecting respiratory system.
For skin, treat like mineral oils which is well documented in industry. Information I read was for 'tank cleaning' of vessels and tanks so there was a need to protect skin, eyes and breathing. Consider the 'volumetric exhalation tests if your concerned about degrading lung capacity.
Also, be aware of flammable/explosion potential.
Hope it helps.
Ian
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Posted By Chris Packham
Caution when selecting gloves for protection against these liquids.
Nitrile (but not the thin, single-use type) will provide reasonable protection against oils, diesel, etc. but only splash protection against petrol. For petrol the only glove that provides long term protection is from Viton, but these are extremely expensive.
Having different glove types for different chemicals and then having different performance times, depending upon glove and chemical merely leads to confusion.
If the risk assessment shows anything other than occasional splash exposure, then you should be seeking proper advice on selection and use of gloves. (Note that the manufacturers' published breakthrough times do NOT indicate the useful life of the glove!)
If the risk assessment shows only occasional splashes, then my approach would be to use thin nitrile gloves as splash protection, i.e. they are removed and replaced immediately should exposure occur.
Chris
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Posted By Pete48
Alan, I agree with Adrian and Chris based on the limited data you offered in your post. I say that because a domestic tank can be anything up to 3000 litres but is normally about 1300. I think we have assumed that you are talking about small spills or splashes that might occur during filling or maintenance ops and that employees are not doing this 8 hours a day every day?
Awareness of the basic personal hygiene controls, hand protection and possibly eye protection if dealing with systems under pressure are the most commonly used controls for such activity.
The reference to internal cleaning of tanks is a whole different world and would appear to be beyond your concern.
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