Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 97–0214–2689: Dorma Door Controls, Inc., Reamstown, Pennsylvania

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• Personal Author:
  Kinnes, Gregory M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On May 21, 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) from employees of Dorma Door Controls, Inc. located in Reamstown, Pennsylvania. The request was prompted by the occurrence of adverse health effects that employees associated with exposures to airborne contaminants from the paints and other chemicals used during the manufacture of hydraulic door closers. The request also indicated concerns about the ventilation system not continuously operating in the paint drying/arms assembly area (dryline room) of the facility. On December 3-4, 1997, investigators from NIOSH visited the Dorma facility to conduct environmental sampling when the ventilation systems that service the dryline room would be operated intermittently. Environmental samples were collected for 2-butoxyethanol (EGBE), 2(2-butoxyethoxy) ethanol (DGBE), trichloroethylene, dibutyl phthalate, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Paint Safety Solvents Trichloroethylene Ventilation
• Keywords:
  2-(2-butoxyethoxy) Ethanol 2-butoxyethanol Butyl Carbitol Butyl Cellosolve DGBE Dibutyl Phthalate Diethylene Glycol Mono-n-butyl Ether Door Closers EGBE Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Hardware, Not Elsewhere Classified OSHA Region 3 Painting Paints Solvent-vapors Trichloroethylene Water Based Paints

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9702142689
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 3
• 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. ; Herbert, Nichole ; Roegner, Kevin C.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000486
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB99-152225
• 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 97-0214-2689, 1998 May ; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2) ; Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (CAS RN 112-34-5) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6) ; Dibutyl phthalate (CAS RN 84-74-2)
• Editor(s):
  Arthur, Penny
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3429 - Hardware, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:84072a3269dc691603bcb2882daa67031f9373e51e945b7d4343739ed2eee8e278e99e9209406e94f94b65fbf8bc4e49b96c5fcb7f63e4d23bd2d30da64f8a52
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171045/cdc_171045_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 212.67 KB ]