Draelon

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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Draelon t1_j9vpfc5 wrote

Read the manufacturers instructions for the printer and resin used. If it says exhaust ventilation or other controls are required, ensure your employer is aware 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 ventilation for something like that) to show you’re under the exposure limit, great piece of mind. If they do nothing… well…. You already explained an employee could make a complaint so you decide.

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