Hazard Control 16: Control of Exposure to Perchloroethylene in Commercial Drycleaning

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Earnest, Gary S. ; Ewers, Lynda M. ; Ruder, Avima M. ; Goldenhar, Linda M. ; Hagedorn, Rosmarie T. ; Flesch, Jerome P.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This pamphlet discussed methods to control occupational exposures to perchloroethylene (127184). Exposure to this substance has been associated with central nervous system depression, liver and kidney damage, impaired memory, confusion, dizziness, headache, drowsiness, and eye, nose, and throat irritation, and perchloroethylene is also considered a human carcinogen. Control recommendations included substitution of less toxic cleaning agents and techniques, isolation of facilities using perchloroethylene and/or isolation of perchloroethylene using machines from other work areas, use of modern drycleaning machines equipped with a refrigerated condenser and a carbon adsorber to decrease exposures during loading and unloading, providing proper maintenance, use of personal protective equipment, providing proper local and general ventilation, and the use of proper work practices. Sources of additional information were also included. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  "October 1997"--P. [3].
  
  "The principal contributors to this publication are Gary S. Earnest, Lynda Ewers, Avima Ruder, Linda Goldenhar, Rosmarie T. Hagedorn, and Jerome P. Flesch."
  
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• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Solvents Tetrachloroethylene
• Keywords:
  Occupational-exposure; Organic-solvents; Toxic-effects; Control-methods; Control-equipment; Air-quality-control; Dry-cleaning-industry; Dry-cleaning-solvents
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-154, (HC 16), 1997 Oct; :1-3
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Hazard Control
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; EID - Education and Information Division ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00241473
• CAS Registry Number:
  Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2efd8ebbc650f137d5a0b69387fdb289a7ade2b52cbcdf0237be5b332e6d9540af815e06cc7d90d685ba1264f1bb618dd56631f5fc7b902868d41548e55138d3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13414/cdc_13414_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB ]