Submitted by gtmattz t3_11awrzx in askscience
energeticentity t1_j9wecxe wrote
Reply to comment by Draelon in Will a bag of activated charcoal actually passively purify the air in a room? by gtmattz
>ware that is an OSHA reportable hazard. No further threatening required. If they fix it, great. If they get air sampling done (usually costs more than the actual basic
what about FDM printer using ASA filament? Is that comparably dangerous? I was wondering in my job, they told me not to worry about it but I still am.
Draelon t1_j9wi8pm wrote
BLUF: If manufacturer's instructions or chemical SDS, regarding a chemical, are not followed, it's likely an OSHA finding.
Edit: Most people throw away instruction books (or ignore them) and manufacturer's instructions and the books that come to the consumer are generally required to be followed or they have to pay for an IH technician/certified IH to come in and verify there isn't an overexposure. If you follow those, without a survey, it is very unlikely to be an issue (because they are generally extremely conservative).
That said, In my time doing IH surveys, I didn't actually survey one of those specifically, but based on the description above, if there's a smell that bad, it's likely a high VOC exposure and depending on the VOC can be regulated. At a minimum, it's a nuisance exposure and may not be regulated but OSHA would likely still recommend control or depending on the actual chemical, it could even be something as bad an expanded standard chemical.
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