title: Revising organic vapour respirator cartridge change schedule: a case study of a paint plant in Iran.
abstract: After having revised the change schedule for organic vapour respirator cartridges in a paint plant in Iran, we established that it did not provide adequate protection against organic vapours at some workplaces and needed shortening from (48 to 72) h to 4 h. The revision also showed that relying on odour thresholds as the primary means to determine the time to change a chemical cartridge was not effective and that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) MultiVapor service life software program could be applied to develop cartridge change schedules adjusted to specific workplaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jahangiri
authors.forename: Forough
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zare Derisi
authors.forename: Mohammad Amin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nourozi
mesh_terms: D061808:Air Filters / Q000592:standards*; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D004056:Differential Threshold; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. / Q000592:standards; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis; D010150:Paint; D012134:Respiratory Protective Devices / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds