**SPF Containment and Ventilation Meeting Objectives/Agenda**  **NIOSH Cincinnati, Ohio**  **May 6, 2010 8:00**  **AM Welcome**  **(NIOSH) 5 -**  **min. 8:05 AM**  **Introductions 5 -**  **min. 8:10 AM**  **Overview ,**  **Current Practices,**  **and Guidance**  **for SPF**  **Operations**

**( INDUSTRY** 

**) 2 -**  **hours** 1. Variability

o f Spray

P oly urethane (SPF) Workspaces ( INDUSTRY

: Jim Andersen , BASF; Bob Duke, Carolina Comfort Foam ) and Guidance for Feasible Engineering Controls (Ventilation)
- 1 hour and 25 min. ( **Note:** for each item, discuss variability and how that impacts ventilation approaches, describe current and ty pical industry

p ractices, and present current and planned guidance. Include time for group discussion on guidance) a. indoor vs. outdoor operations b. new co nstruction vs. retrofits c. commercial vs. residential d. different foams
- 2KHP (1⁄2
- lb, 2
- lb, 3
- lb, open
- cell, closed
- cell) e. DIY

– 2KLP f. OCF 2. Safety

( INDUSTRY

)

– 15 min. 3. Comparison SPF Application vs. Truck Bed Liner Application ( INDUSTRY

Bill Robert, BASF

) 20
- min. a. Equipment b. Properties c. Phy sical Conditions **10: 1**  **0 AM**  **B reak** 
**– 10 min.**  **10:2 0**  **AM NIOSH/DART/EPHB**  **Engineering Control Interventions (** Scott Earnest,

NIOSH **) 1**  **0 -**  **min. 10:30 AM**  **NIOSH/DART/EPHB Ventilation Laboratory ,**  **1 -**  **hour 11:**  **30 AM**  **W orking Lunch**  **12:30 PM Discussio**  **n/Summary of Existing Air Monitoring Data ( INDUSTRY** 

**: Brian**  **Karlovich , Bayer Material Science**  **) 1 hour 3**  **0 min. 2**  **: 0**  **0 PM U**  **pdate -**  **existing SPF OSHA data/activities** ( Janet Carter, OSHA) **10 min. 2**  **: 1**  **0 P**  **M Brief Discussion** 

**– SPF control strategies (**  Dan Almaguer, NIOSH

**) 5 min.**  1. Handout

– OSHA Respiratory Protection Assigned Protection Factors table 2. Rationale
- need for both PPE including respirators and ventilation 3. Ventilation

– Concentration Reduction **Break 2:15 10**  **- min.**  **2 :25 PM**  **Regulations and Standards 40**  **- minutes** 

1. Responsibilities under the OSHAct ( Janet Carter, OSHA ) 1 0
- min. 2. EPA guidance on exhausting to the outside during and after SPF application

– regulations and requirements. ( Bradley Grams, EPA Region V ) 10
- min. 3. Building Standards for Ventilation. ( Laureen B urton, EPA ) 10
- min. 4. Disposal issues ( Bradley Grams ) 10
- min. **3 :**  **0 5**  **PM VENTILATION PRINCIPLES and**  **DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS**

**(GARCIA/**

**SIKORA ) 1**  **- hour 15**  1. Building a negative pressure containment
- 15 min. 2. Air Supply

(active

–two fan vs. passive
- single fan) and exhaus t - 50 min. a. Lo cation (

K evin Sikora, ERG) b. Fans

– Air flow rates/Air exchange rates (for contaminant reduction

– these rates are dependent on the volume of material sprayed) ( A lberto Garcia, NIOSH ) c . Filtration

– Efficiency MERV

- for contaminant removal from exhaust stream

- to protect equipment 3. Dust Control I ssues ( Jennifer Topmiller, NIOSH ) 10 min. Trimming

– potential adaptation of NIOSH wood dust controls to SPF trimmers **4 :**  **2 0**  **PM Wrap**  **- up**  **- Discussion of future research and data collection**  **needs .** 

a. 2KHP Sy stems, DIY or 2KLP S ys tems, OCF b. Panel Sy stem c. Two fan s ys tem d. Single fan s ys tem e. Filtration

# List of Attendees:

**FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:** Daniel Almaguer, MS Industrial Hygi enist N ational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Applied Research and Technology Engineering and Ph ys ical Hazards Branch 4676 Columbia Parkway , MS R
- 5 Cincinnati, OH 45226 513/841
- 4232 dla3@cdc.gov G. Scott Earnest, Ph.D., P.E., C.S.P. CAPT, USPHS Branch Chief Engineering and Ph ys ical Hazards Branch Division of Applied Research and Technology National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Ph: 513
- 841
- 4539 Fax: 513
- 841
- 4506 GEarnest@cdc.gov Alberto Garcia National Institute for Occupational Safet y and Health Division of Applied Research and Technology Engineering and Ph ys ical Hazards Branch 4676 Columbia Parkway , MS R
- 5 Cincinnati, OH 45226 513/841
- 4596 doq0@cdc.gov David Marlow National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Applied Research and Technology Engineering and Ph ys ical Hazards Branch 4676 Columbia Parkway , MS R
- 5 Cincinnati, OH 45226 513/841
- 4204 dam2@cdc.govKenneth R. Mead, PhD, PE

CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service Senior Research Engineer National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention phone: 513
- 841
- 4385 email: kmead@cdc.gov Jennifer L . Topmiller Team Leader Engineering and Ph ys ical Hazards Branch National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4676 Columbia Parkway , MS R
- 5 Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 513
- 841
- 42 92 Anjali L amba, MPH, CIH USEPA Chemical Engineering Branch Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 202
- 564
- 0996 Lamba.Anjali@epamail.epa.gov Kevin Sikora

– EPA Contractor/Consultant ERG 14555 Avion P arkway , Ste. 200 Chantilly , VA 20151
- 1102 703
- 633
- 1707 kevin.sikora@erg.com Bradley Grams

– EPA Region 5 Environmental Scientist, OCSPP Sublead Region Coordinator Reviewing and Reducing TSCA Risk Land and Chemi cals Division Chemicals Management Branch, Toxics Section Chicago, IL 60604 312
- 886
- 7747 Grams.Bradley @epamail.epa.gov Janet Carter
- OSHA Health Scientist OSHA
- Directorate of Standards and Guidance 200 Constitution Ave. NW
- Room N3718 Washington, DC 20210 202
- 693
- 2282 Carter.Janet@dol.gov

### SPF INDUSTRY **:**

Theresa Lucado American Chemistry

Council

– Center for the Poly urethanes Industry Theresa_lucado@americanchemistry .com Jim Andersen BASF Corporation jim.andersen@basf.com Laughton Cockrell RPC Industries, Incorporated cockrell@rpcindustriesinc.com R and Duhe Huntsman Polurethanes rand_duhe@huntsman.com Robert Duke Carolina Comfort Foam & Applied Energy Savings S y stems bduke1@bellsouth.net Rick Duncan (via conf call) Spray Pol yurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA) rickduncan@spray foam.org Brian Karlovich Baye r MaterialScience, LLC bri an.karlovich@bayerbms.com William Robert BASF Corporation William.robert@basf.com Clarence Tolbert NC FI Poly

urethanes Clarence.tolbert@ncfi.net