Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA # 2001-0537-2897: Sunset Strip Furniture Stripping, Huntington Beach, California

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• Personal Author:
  Hall, Ronald M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On September 4, 2001, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) from a management official at Sunset Strip Furniture Stripping Company, Huntington Beach, California. The request concerned worker exposures to lead and other metals that may result from stripping and refinishing furniture. A site visit at Sunset Strip Furniture Stripping Company was conducted on September 4-5, 2002. This survey was conducted to evaluate worker exposures in the furniture stripping shop for lead and other elements during typical shop operations. Wood dust was also evaluated during this HHE because operations in the shop included sanding on hard woods. Personal breathing zone (PBZ) air samples were collected on both workers in the shop for lead and other elements (i.e., silver, aluminum, arsenic, beryllium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, sodium, nickel, phosphorus, platinum, selenium, tellurium, thallium, titanium, vanadium, yttrium, zinc, and zirconium) and total dust during stripping, rinsing, sanding, and refinishing operations throughout the 2-day sampling period. In addition, area air samples for elements (including lead) and inhalable dust were collected at two locations near sanding operations. Qualitative wipe samples for lead and bulk samples for elements were also collected. All air samples (both area and PBZ samples) for lead and other elements indicated concentrations well below applicable occupational exposure criteria. Bulk samples of dust material in the shop and stripping solution from the paint stripping operation indicated the presence of lead and other elements. Therefore, care should be taken to improve hygiene practices within the shop to reduce the possibility of ingestion or secondary exposures during cleaning activities. PBZ wood dust air samples indicated exposures exceeding the NIOSH REL (1 milligram per cubic meter [mg/m3]) for soft or hard wood) and ACGIH TLV (1 mg/m3 for hard wood). The adverse health effects that have been associated with exposure to wood dust upon which evaluation criteria are based include dermatitis, allergic respiratory effects, mucosal and nonallergenic respiratory effects, and cancer. Engineering controls should be used to reduce worker exposures to wood dust. Personal protective equipment (PPE) (i.e., respirators) are designed to protect workers from airborne exposures while engineering controls are being implemented or when engineering controls are not feasible or effective in reducing air contaminants to acceptable levels. Recommendations for controls, respirators, and hygiene practices (shop cleaning and personal hygiene) are provided.
• Subjects:
  Dust Engineering Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Metals Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Wood
• Keywords:
  Air Sampling Breathing Zone Elements Engineering Controls Environmental Exposure Exposure Limits Furniture Industry Furniture Repair Furniture Workers Hazard Confirmed Lead Lead Dust Metal Compounds Metal Dusts Paint Removers Personal Protective Equipment Region 9 Respirators Reupholstery And Furniture Repair Sanding Wood Dust Wood Dusts Work Practices

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA200105372897
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  King, Bradley S. ; Smith, Robin
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023549
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2004-100294
• Citation:
  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, HETA 2001-0537-2897, 2003 Apr ; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5) ; Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Calcium (CAS RN 7440-70-2) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Cobalt (CAS RN 7440-48-4) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Lithium (CAS RN 7439-93-2) ; Magnesium (CAS RN 7439-95-4) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Silver (CAS RN 7440-22-4) ; Sodium (CAS RN 7440-23-5) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Selenium (CAS RN 7782-49-2) ; Tellurium (CAS RN 13494-80-9) ; Thallium (CAS RN 7440-28-0) ; Titanium (CAS RN 7440-32-6) ; Vanadium (CAS RN 7440-62-2) ; Molybdenum (CAS RN 7439-98-7) ; Zirconium (CAS RN 7440-67-7) ; Platinum (CAS RN 7440-06-4) ; Yttrium (CAS RN 7440-65-5)
• Editor(s):
  Arthur, Penny
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7641 - Reupholstery and furniture repair - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14b9fde9d7eac3ceb113ad45eeefef54b9225bb2d92f6378e397c7623ce1bcd6ca5c447a0ffdac70678453eb8810abb9d275e4824faf75bfd8f1f4bb85b96349
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170839/cdc_170839_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 408.78 KB ]