2021 Organic Solvents Survey and Needs Assessment

AIHA PAT Programs is interested in understanding how well the IHPAT Organics program meets your needs with respect to analytical methods, current combinations of analytes, and other/additional analytes that are important to this area of analytical capability. This survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete and will help us plan for 2022 and beyond.

What is your PAT ID #?*

Is your laboratory ISO/IEC 17025 accredited for Organic Solvent analysis?*

Yes

No

Unsure

What are the most analyzed organic solvents in your laboratory?*

Your best guess is appreciated.

Generally speaking, does your laboratory use standard reference methods or modified methods for organic solvent analysis?*

Select all that apply.

Standard Reference Methods (OSHA, NIOSH, etc.)

Modified Methods

Internally Developed Methods

Chloroform (CFM), 1,2-Dichloroethane (DCE), Trichloroethylene (TCE)

How would you rate this combination of organic solvents in terms of usefulness to your laboratory?*

Chloroform (CFM), 1,2-Dichloroethane (DCE), Trichloroethylene (TCE) 0 - Not Useful 3 - Somewhat Useful 5 - Extremely Useful

Does the inclusion of TCE in this combination cause any issues with analyzing the PAT samples?

Yes

No

n-Butyl acetate (BAC), Ethyl acetate (EAC), 2-Propanol (IPA)

How would you rate this combination of organic solvents in terms of usefulness to your laboratory?*

n-Butyl acetate (BAC), Ethyl acetate (EAC), 2-Propanol (IPA) 0 - Not Useful 3 - Somewhat Useful 5 - Extremely Useful

Does the inclusion of IPA in this combination cause any issues with analyzing the PAT samples?

Yes

No

Would it be more beneficial to your lab if we include 2-propanol with two new alcohols in the Organic Solvents program? If so, please list?

Benzene (BNZ), o-Xylene(OXY), and Toluene (TOL)

How would you rate this combination of organic solvents in terms of usefulness to your laboratory?*

Benzene (BNZ), o-Xylene(OXY), and Toluene (TOL) 0 - Not Useful 3 - Somewhat Useful 5 - Extremely Useful

Needs Assessment

For the following questions, please indicate the analytes/contaminants you would LIKE to see in the organic solvents program. We recognize there is an overlap in the analytes lists between the methods. Please select all analytes you would like to see in the program for all presented methods (even if an analyte has already been selected for another method). This needs assessment will help us plan for the future of the program.

For OSHA 5001, Organic Vapor Sampling Group 2, what contaminants/analytes would you like to see in the IHPAT Organic Solvent program?*

Please include the ones we already include and any others you think would add value to the program.

For NIOSH 1400, ALCOHOLS I, what contaminants/analytes would you like to see in the IHPAT Organic Solvent program?*

Please include the ones we already include and any others you think would add value to the program.

ethyl alcohol

2-propanol

2-methyl-2-propanol

None

For NIOSH 1501, HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC, what contaminants/analytes would you like to see in the IHPAT Organic Solvent program?*

Please include the ones we already include and any others you think would add value to the program.

Are there other contaminants of interest that you would like to see added to the IHPAT Organic Solvents program?

Enter any contaminants you'd like us to look into.

May we contact you for follow-up?*

Yes

No

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