Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 98–0117–2719: Jostens, Incorporated, Denton, Texas

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• Personal Author:
  Ewers, Lynda M. ; Mattorano, Dino A. ; Mauer, Matthew P.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On February 17, 1998, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential employee request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the Denton, Texas, facility of Jostens, a jewelry manufacturer. The requesters expressed concern for possible health effects associated with a newly instituted powder coating process and related finishing operations. NIOSH investigators conducted a site visit atJostens during April 16-17, 1998, to assess epoxy powder and volatile organic compound (VOC) exposures and to interview workers regarding work practices and health concerns.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Epoxy-powder Epoxy Powder Hazard-Confirmed Jewelry Local Exhaust Ventilation Organic Solvents OSHA Region 6 Personal-protective-equipment Powder Spray Booths Precious Metal Ventilation-hoods

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9801172719
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Texas ; OSHA Region 6
• 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:
  19 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Grote, Ardith A. ; Mortimer, Vincent D. ; Nelson, Juanita
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000514
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB99-159675
• 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 98-0117-2719, 1999 Jan ; :1-13
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; 2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2)
• Editor(s):
  Arthur, Penny
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3911 - Jewelry, precious metal - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7d0f9c10fdb8f51c95a0844dc126d375b596e9c9c87de1d0203f49cbe09b1373b1b5cbad70a5f50547ad5d1c64d6863f9cd8c04c759e4e3b6973f2015815d566
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171027/cdc_171027_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 209.42 KB ]