Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-91-0004-2316: Daubert Coated Products, Inc.; Dixon, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Hanley, Kevin W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request submitted jointly on behalf of management and the International Chemical Workers Union, Local 758, exposures to organic solvents during manufacturing activities and hazards associated with the oven clean out procedures at Daubert Coated Products, Inc. (SIC-2671) in Dixon, Illinois were evaluated. The company manufactured release packaging products and corrosion inhibiting packaging by applying silicone polymers to paper or plastic film, and then passing them through ovens to evaporate the solvents and cure the polymers. The 8-hour time weighted average exposure to petroleum distillates during manufacturing activities exceeded the NIOSH recommended exposure level (REL) of 350mg/m3 at one of the coating machines. At several locations, levels of solvent mixtures exceeded the equivalent exposure criteria. Also exceeding recommended levels were exposures to total and respirable particulates during the oven clean out procedures. The author concludes that a health hazard existed from exposure to organic solvents and airborne particulates. The author recommends that effective confined space entry and respiratory protection programs be implemented. Local exhaust ventilation should be improved, and a ventilated enclosure should be installed around the coating head.
• Subjects:
  Confined Spaces Corrosion Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Coated Packaging Paper And Plastic (SIC 2671), Silicone, Organic Polysiloxanes, N-heptane, Toluene, Xylene, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Petroleum Distillates, Perchloroethylene, Organotin, Confined Space Confined-spaces Corrosion-inhibitors Hazard-Confirmed HETA-91-0004-2316 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic-solvents OSHA Region 5 Respiratory-protective-equipment

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9100042316
• 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:
  65 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Burr, Gregory A. ; Kelly, John E.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00218661
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-162138
• 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 91-0004-2316, 1993 May ; :1-64
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2671 - Paper coated & laminated, packaging - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cceaca621e9ec11e4b2d6db641bd20fe8cc4bf1a7fc5f52a897a84554c8235b0f5d98791e7536d3f988a6a7610bdf649a12304fbf3b6bf8e374841e97740e75c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171434/cdc_171434_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 384.77 KB ]