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Operation Environmental Evaluation

> **Environmental Management System ISO 14001
> (**[HP65805](http://www.bnl.gov/esh/shsd/SOP/pdf/HP_SOPs/HP65805.pdf)**)**

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| SOEE#         | Title:                               | **Revision:  |
|               |                                      | 2**          |
| **S           | **Cleaning of Fit Test Respirators** |              |
| HSD-EMS-12B** |                                      | **Date:      |
|               |                                      | 08/13/08**   |
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|               |                                      | Approved by: |
|               |                                      |              |
|               |                                      | R. Selvey,   |
|               |                                      | IH Manager   |
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| ![](media/i   |                                      |              |
| mage2.jpeg){w |                                      |              |
| idth="1.75in" |                                      |              |
| h             |                                      |              |
| eight="1.75in |                                      |              |
| "}**Operation |                                      |              |
| D             |                                      |              |
| escription:** |                                      |              |
| After each    |                                      |              |
| fit test, the |                                      |              |
| mask worn by  |                                      |              |
| the subject   |                                      |              |
| must be       |                                      |              |
| sanitized in  |                                      |              |
| preparation   |                                      |              |
| for the next  |                                      |              |
| user. The     |                                      |              |
| masks are     |                                      |              |
| disassembled  |                                      |              |
| and placed in |                                      |              |
| an aqueous    |                                      |              |
| germicidal    |                                      |              |
| detergent     |                                      |              |
| solution. The |                                      |              |
| product is    |                                      |              |
| Georgia Steel |                                      |              |
| *"Special     |                                      |              |
| Respirator    |                                      |              |
| Cleaner       |                                      |              |
| Plus",*       |                                      |              |
| product       |                                      |              |
| number FK300. |                                      |              |
| The cleaner   |                                      |              |
| contains      |                                      |              |
| Active        |                                      |              |
| ingredients   |                                      |              |
| of Alkyl      |                                      |              |
| (C12, c14,    |                                      |              |
| and c18)      |                                      |              |
| dimethyl      |                                      |              |
| benzyl        |                                      |              |
| ammonium      |                                      |              |
| chloride      |                                      |              |
| (5.63%),      |                                      |              |
| Octyl decyl   |                                      |              |
| dimethyl      |                                      |              |
| ammonium      |                                      |              |
| chloride      |                                      |              |
| (4.22%),      |                                      |              |
| Didecyl       |                                      |              |
| dimethyl      |                                      |              |
| ammonium      |                                      |              |
| chloride      |                                      |              |
| (2.85%) and   |                                      |              |
| Dioctyl       |                                      |              |
| dimethyl      |                                      |              |
| ammonium      |                                      |              |
| chloride      |                                      |              |
| (2.11%). The  |                                      |              |
| ratio of      |                                      |              |
| mixing the    |                                      |              |
| detergent     |                                      |              |
| into warm tap |                                      |              |
| water is 1 to |                                      |              |
| 256 (1 once   |                                      |              |
| per gallon.)  |                                      |              |
| The measuring |                                      |              |
| & dispensing  |                                      |              |
| of the        |                                      |              |
| detergent is  |                                      |              |
| via a         |                                      |              |
| pre-measured  |                                      |              |
| filling       |                                      |              |
| mechanism in  |                                      |              |
| the cleaner   |                                      |              |
| bottle. The   |                                      |              |
| respirators   |                                      |              |
| are soaked in |                                      |              |
| the detergent |                                      |              |
| solution and  |                                      |              |
| then rinsed   |                                      |              |
| in the sink   |                                      |              |
| with tap      |                                      |              |
| water. The    |                                      |              |
| used          |                                      |              |
| detergent     |                                      |              |
| solution is   |                                      |              |
| released into |                                      |              |
| the sink      |                                      |              |
| drain and     |                                      |              |
| flushed with  |                                      |              |
| tap water.    |                                      |              |
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| **Frequency   |                                      |              |
| of            |                                      |              |
| Operation:**  |                                      |              |
| Once or twice |                                      |              |
| weekly, 50    |                                      |              |
| weeks per     |                                      |              |
| year.         |                                      |              |
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| **            |                                      |              |
| Environmental |                                      |              |
| Impact:**     |                                      |              |
| This          |                                      |              |
| operation has |                                      |              |
| negligible    |                                      |              |
| environmental |                                      |              |
| consequences. |                                      |              |
| The           |                                      |              |
| concentration |                                      |              |
| of germicidal |                                      |              |
| detergent is  |                                      |              |
| similar to    |                                      |              |
| that of       |                                      |              |
| consumer      |                                      |              |
| ove           |                                      |              |
| r-the-counter |                                      |              |
| antimicrobial |                                      |              |
| hand soaps.   |                                      |              |
| No controls   |                                      |              |
| are in place  |                                      |              |
| or are        |                                      |              |
| required. The |                                      |              |
| fit test      |                                      |              |
| cleaning      |                                      |              |
| procedure is  |                                      |              |
| documented in |                                      |              |
| IHG SOP       |                                      |              |
| IH72450.      |                                      |              |
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| **Waste       |                                      |              |
| Disposal:**   |                                      |              |
| The used      |                                      |              |
| detergent     |                                      |              |
| solution is   |                                      |              |
| released into |                                      |              |
| the sink      |                                      |              |
| drain and     |                                      |              |
| flushed with  |                                      |              |
| tap water. It |                                      |              |
| is the        |                                      |              |
| equivalent of |                                      |              |
| washing a     |                                      |              |
| family's      |                                      |              |
| dinner plates |                                      |              |
| and serving   |                                      |              |
| utensils.     |                                      |              |
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| **Qualitative |                                      |              |
| Environmental |                                      |              |
| Impact Risk   |                                      |              |
| Assessment:** |                                      |              |
| Of CMS        |                                      |              |
| actions       |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| Negligible    |                                      |              |
| Acceptable    |                                      |              |
| Moderate      |                                      |              |
| Substantial   |                                      |              |
| Intolerable   |                                      |              |
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| **OSH Job     |                                      |              |
| Risk          |                                      |              |
| Assessment:   |                                      |              |
| [SHSD-JRA-    |                                      |              |
| 12](http://ww |                                      |              |
| w.bnl.gov/esh |                                      |              |
| /shsd/OHSAS/P |                                      |              |
| DF/JRA_12_Res |                                      |              |
| pirator_Fit_T |                                      |              |
| esting.pdf)** |                                      |              |
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| **Revision    |                                      |              |
| History:**    |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| Rev1:         |                                      |              |
| Converted     |                                      |              |
| from old      |                                      |              |
| IH50900       |                                      |              |
| Attachment    |                                      |              |
| 9.1 format.   |                                      |              |
| No content    |                                      |              |
| change.       |                                      |              |
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