Atlas 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.
Atlas 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. Atlas also recommended that an established lunch area, away from the household hazardous waste collection area, be established.