Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-91-392-2291: Iron Workers Union; Local 372: Cincinnati, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Esswein, Eric J. ; Venable, Herbert L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the International Iron Workers Local 72 (SIC-1791) in Cincinnati, Ohio, an investigation was begun into possible hazardous working conditions arising from the cutting of epoxy coated steel reinforcing rod used in the construction of concrete structures. Workers were also concerned about possible exposures occurring during recoating of steel with a two part epoxy resin paint. Personal breathing zone air samples were collected during cutting procedures conducted with either a cutting torch or a cut off saw, and analyzed for total particulates, metals, oxides of nitrogen, aldehydes, 4,4-methylene-dianiline (101779), volatile organic compounds and carbon-monoxide (630080). Sampling for methyl- isobutyl-ketone (141797), xylene (1330207), and 2-butoxyethanol (111762) was conducted during the patch kit operations. The authors conclude that no exposures related to the epoxy resin coating or the patch kit were detected which would be of concern. Over exposures were documented to total particulates and various metals including iron (7439896), nickel (7440020), copper (7440508), titanium (7440326), and arsenic (7440382). These exposures most likely came from the reinforcing rod and the cutting wheel. The authors recommend that measures be taken to reduce these exposures while cutting either coated or uncoated steel.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Construction Industry Dust Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  2-butoxyethanol Airborne-particles Aldehydes Carbon Monoxide Construction-Search Construction-workers Dust Epoxy Coating Epoxy Resin Paint Formaldehyde Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-91-392-2291 Metals NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Structural Steel Erection Volatile Organic Compounds Xylenes

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA913922291
• 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:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Brightman, Howard S. ; Grote, Ardith A.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00218680
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-169729
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: 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 91-392-2291, 1993 Mar ; :1-16
• CAS Registry Number:
  4,4'-Methylenedianiline (CAS RN 101-77-9) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Methyl isobutenyl ketone (CAS RN 141-79-7) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; 2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Titanium (CAS RN 7440-32-6) ; Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2)
• Editor(s):
  Marlow, Kate L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1791 - Structural steel erection - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cc09c4c8c3e65a6a9a258b60321052d280149a750caa181900b2d8befda03d453b39de66fdefeb2aa24f86613d9164b7942e70694f6b614f2c4ec113bf2ad65b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171415/cdc_171415_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 191.20 KB ]