Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-92-0158-2369: Olympic Packaging Inc.; Madison, Wisconsin

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• Personal Author:
  Buchta, Teresa M. ; Tepper, Allison L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the United Paperworkers International Union, Local 1202, an investigation was begun into possible hazardous working conditions at the Olympic Packaging facility (SIC- 2657) located in Madison, Wisconsin. The request concerned exposure to chemicals and starch dust used at the site, and respiratory symptoms experienced by the workers. The company manufactured printed cartons for consumer goods, employing about 200 persons over three shifts. Workers reported symptoms including dry or irritated eyes, stuffy nose, sinus congestion, dry or irritated throat, cough, and dry skin. Air sampling indicated that individual chemical concentrations were significantly below the allowed limits. However, there was the potential for over exposure to organic solvents in the rotogravure department on days when the press persons spent a major portion of the work shift in this room. Several safety hazards were identified, including inadequate eye and skin protection, and failure to meet the OSHA requirements for respiratory protection and hazard communication programs. The authors conclude that workers were exposed to potentially hazardous concentrations of organic solvents in the rotogravure department. The authors recommend specific measures to reduce worker exposures.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Printing Safety Solvents Trichloroethanes
• Keywords:
  1,1,1-TCE 1,1,1-trichloroethane 2-butoxyethanol Acetone Airborne-particles EGBE Equivalent Exposure Criterion Ethyl Acetate Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Folding Paperboard Boxes Including Sanitary Hazard-Confirmed HETA-92-0158-2369 Isopropanol Methyl Isobutyl Ketone MIBK N-propyl Acetate NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 5 Printing-industry Starch Dust Toluene Xylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9201582369
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wisconsin ; 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:
  18 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Zimmer, Anthony T.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00218670
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-162955
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohiio: 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 92-0158-2369, 1993 Nov ; :1-22
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2657 - Folding paperboard boxes - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b5e7718afd7a619ce33f9e3ead3b92080ae000bc614b5336cf69222dbff8fb0b7a880538e0ad0791fe7ff328470a68395d6e911284146d43a4ef517176125801
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171425/cdc_171425_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 444.42 KB ]