Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 93-0962-2490: MBL-USA, Ottawa, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Burr, Gregory A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the United Auto Workers Local 2323, an investigation was begun into potential worker exposures to N- nitrosamines at MBL-USA (SIC-3052), Ottawa, Illinois. Concern had also been expressed regarding potential exposures to crystalline silica (14808607) and asbestos (1332214). MBL-USA manufactured a wide variety of belts for both original equipment and service parts in the industrial and automotive markets. Approximately 210 workers were employed on site at the time of this study. Personal breathing zone and general area air samples were collected. Levels of nitrosodiethylamine (55185) (NDEA) in the Ring and Press Curing areas ranged up to 0.55 micrograms per cubic meter. A personal breathing zone air sample collected on the powder applicator contained 0.13mg/m3 respirable particulates, well below the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 5mg/m3. The bulk powder used to coat the belts was not found to contain asbestos or crystalline silica. The author concludes that no health hazards were documented. The author recommends that improvements be made in the effectiveness of the canopy hood ventilation systems in the Cure Press area, and that the personal protective equipment used in the Banbury area be improved.
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dust Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Nitrosamines Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Rubber Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Asbestos Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-93-0962-2490 Industrial-factory-workers N-nitrosodiethylamine N-nitrosodimethylamine NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 5 Rubber Rubber-manufacturing-industry Rubber And Plastics Hose And Belting Silica

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9309622490
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00225889
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB95-220208
• 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 93-0962-2490, 1995 Feb ; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Crystalline silica, quartz (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; N-nitrosodiethylamine (CAS RN 55-18-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3052 - Rubber & plastics hose & belting - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b8ac9ecaf04acc8dfdcac49218c890ed23caaa05401c3bddfaceaef7b61e704b581ebb74b1888ad6992b607d730fef6d833fcf1ee32fe0d28f25c23d53a2dd1b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171288/cdc_171288_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 210.36 KB ]