Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0182-0041
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2012-04-25T04:00Z

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 of Spray Polyurethane (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 typical industry practices, and present current and planned guidance. Include time for group discussion on guidance) 
                  a. indoor vs. outdoor operations
                  b. new construction 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. Physical Conditions
10:10 AM	Break  -  10 min.
10:20 AM	NIOSH/DART/EPHB Engineering Control Interventions (Scott Earnest, NIOSH) 10-min.
10:30 AM	NIOSH/DART/EPHB Ventilation Laboratory, 1-hour
11:30 AM	 Working Lunch 
12:30 PM	Discussion/Summary of Existing Air Monitoring Data (INDUSTRY: Brian Karlovich, Bayer Material Science) 1 hour 30 min.  
2:00 PM	Update - existing SPF OSHA data/activities (Janet Carter, OSHA) 10 min.
2:10 PM	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) 10-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 Burton, EPA) 10-min.
            4. Disposal issues (Bradley Grams) 10-min.
3:05 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 exhaust - 50 min. 
            a.  Location (Kevin Sikora, ERG)
               b.  Fans  -  Air flow rates/Air exchange rates (for contaminant reduction  -  these rates are dependent on the volume of material sprayed) (Alberto Garcia, NIOSH)
            c.  Filtration  -  Efficiency MERV
         		- for contaminant removal from exhaust stream
         		- to protect equipment
            3. Dust Control Issues (Jennifer Topmiller, NIOSH) 10 min.
               Trimming  -  potential adaptation of NIOSH wood dust controls to SPF trimmers
               
4:20 PM		Wrap-up - Discussion of future research and data collection needs.
           a.  2KHP Systems, DIY or 2KLP Systems, OCF
           b. Panel System
           c. Two fan system
           d. Single fan system
           e. Filtration 

List of Attendees:
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:

Daniel Almaguer, MS
Industrial Hygienist
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Division of Applied Research and Technology
Engineering and Physical 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 Physical 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 Safety and Health
Division of Applied Research and Technology
Engineering and Physical 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 Physical Hazards Branch
4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R-5
Cincinnati, OH 45226
513/841-4204
dam2@cdc.gov

Kenneth 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 Physical Hazards Branch 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R-5 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 
513-841-4292  

Anjali Lamba, 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 Parkway, 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 Chemicals 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 Polyurethanes Industry                Theresa_lucado@americanchemistry.com

Jim Andersen
BASF Corporation                                                                                                            jim.andersen@basf.com

Laughton Cockrell
RPC Industries, Incorporated                                                                                      cockrell@rpcindustriesinc.com

Rand Duhe 
Huntsman Polurethanes                                                                                               rand_duhe@huntsman.com

Robert Duke 
Carolina Comfort Foam & Applied Energy Savings Systems                           bduke1@bellsouth.net

Rick Duncan (via conf call)
Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA)                                                            rickduncan@sprayfoam.org

Brian Karlovich 
Bayer MaterialScience, LLC                                                                                          brian.karlovich@bayerbms.com

William Robert 
BASF Corporation                                                                                                            William.robert@basf.com

Clarence Tolbert
NCFI Polyurethanes                                                                                                        Clarence.tolbert@ncfi.net