Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 95-0162-2536: RCA Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Burkhart, Joseph E.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from management, an investigation was begun into possible hazardous working conditions at the RCA Rubber Company (SIC-3069), Akron, Ohio. Concern was expressed regarding the exposure of press operators and millmen to N-nitroso compounds and dusts which were generated while rubber flooring was being manufactured. Of the approximately 200 workers employed by RCA, about 60 were in jobs with the potential for exposure to nitrosamines and dusts. The production workers were tested for personal breathing zone contamination, and area workplace samples were also collected for nitrosamines, respirable dusts, elemental metals, formaldehyde (50000), carbon-monoxide (630080) and sulfur- dioxide (7446095). Only N-nitrosopiperidine (100754) was detected in the samples collected, and the concentrations were low in the samples where it appeared. Respirable dust levels ranged from 0.03 to 3.17mg/m3. In an analysis of 12 work area samples, only trace quantities of metals were detected. The authors conclude that, due to the findings of this study, the mandatory use of respiratory protection by mixing and press personnel should be reviewed by company officials. The continued use of dust respirators was recommended for three areas of the facility until engineering controls could be implemented.
• Subjects:
  Dust Metals Occupational Health Rubber Safety Silicon Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Banbury Mixer Carbon Monoxide Crystalline Silica Dust Dust-exposure Elemental Metals Flooring Formaldehyde Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-95-0162-2536 Metal-dusts NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nitrosamines Nitroso-compounds OSHA Region 5 Rubber Rubber-manufacturing-industry Sulfur Dioxide

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9501622536
• 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:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  32 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Piacitelli, Chris A. ; Yereb, Daniel J.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00230300
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB96-191812
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: 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 95-0162-2536, 1995 Oct ; :1-30
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5) ; N-nitrosopiperidine (CAS RN 100-75-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3069 - Fabricated rubber products, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9cd3acaa1a63f2459d277223165411b5210304557f0d7973e82faf720d76910c80d85e9ffd51f17d3669f3d7dc8ddbdd7aefa264c7f99c13f8267212c1385e02
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171239/cdc_171239_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.83 MB ]