Waste Halogenated Anesthetic Agents: Isoflurane, Desflurane and Sevoflurane
2011
NIOSH Docket Number 64
NIOSH announced a request for information with the intent to review and evaluate toxicity data for the halogenated anesthetic agents: of isoflurane, desflurane, and sevofluane for establishing a REL.
Background Information
Notice; 71 FR 8859; Request for information; 2/21/06 [PDF - 1,920 KB]
Submissions in Order of Receipt
Submission to the docket from Diana McGregor (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) w/references; 3/29/06 [PDF - 137 KB]
Reference (1): Anaesthetic agents: Controlling Exposure under COSHH); 1/1/95 [PDF - 3,361 KB]
Reference (2): Waste Anesthetic Gases: Information for management in anesthetizing areas and the postanesthesia care unit (PACU); 1/1/99 [PDF - 2,045 KB]
Reference: Educational DVD; (Anesthesiology, The Facts About Waste Anesthetic Gases) – 2005 (Available directly from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55902).
List of references submitted by Diana McGregor; (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)); 3/29/06 [PDF - 1,793 KB]
Submission to the docket from Carol Petersen (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)); 4/19/06 [PDF - 81 KB]
Submission to the docket from White (ORC Worldwide); 6/21/06 [PDF - 336 KB]
- Page last reviewed: July 19, 2011
- Page last updated: July 19, 2011
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division