Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-87-402-2145: LCP Chemicals and Plastics, Inc.; Brunswick, Georgia

Reh, Christopher M.; Deitchman, Scott D.; Moss, C. Eugene

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHETA874022145

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-87-402-2145: LCP Chemicals and Plastics, Inc.; Brunswick, Georgia

1991/10/01
By Reh, Christopher M. ; Deitchman, Scott D. ; Moss, C. Eugene
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Reh, Christopher M. ; Deitchman, Scott D. ; Moss, C. Eugene

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

In response to a request from the International Chemical Workers Union Local 716, an evaluation was made of possible worker exposure to mercury (7439976), chlorine (7782505) and hydrochloric-acid (7647010) at LCP Chemicals and Plastics, Inc. (SIC-2812, SIC-2819), Brunswick, Georgia. This was a chlor-alkali facility which employed about 124 production workers. The main products were chlorine gas, sodium-hydroxide, and sodium-hypochlorite. Air sampling at the site revealed concentrations of hydrochloric-acid and chlorine which were above the recommended limits. All samples analyzed for mercury had concentrations above the recommended limits of 50 micrograms/cubic meter (microg/m3). Six of 29 personal samples for mercury had concentrations above the 50microg/m3 limit with the average mercury exposure concentration for all 29 cell room workers participating in the survey being 31.7microg/m3. Exposure to magnetic fields was below the recommended ceiling limits. The authors conclude that a health hazard existed from exposure to mercury and chlorine in the cell rooms. A health hazard existed in the acid burners area from hydrochloric acid. The authors recommend measures to lower the exposure of workers to mercury, chlorine, and hydrochloric acid.
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Occupational Health Poisoning Safety
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Biological Monitoring Chemical-manufacturing-industry Chlor-alkali Plant Chlorine Hazard-Confirmed Heavy-metals HETA-87-402-2145 Hydrochloric Acid Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Alkalies And Chlorine Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified Mercury Mercury-poisoning NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 4 Static Magnetic Fields Toxic-gases Urine Mercury Levels
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Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
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Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA874022145
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Georgia ; OSHA Region 4

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

39 pdf pages
Contributor:

Crandall, Michael S.; Stock, Susan; Coleman, Marian; Boyd, James; Elliott, Larry J.
NIOSHTIC Number:

00205026
NTIS Accession Number:

PB92-164540
Citation:

Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 87-402-2145, 1991 Oct; :1-39
CAS Registry Number:

Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6) ; Chlorine (CAS RN 7782-50-5) ; Hydrogen chloride (CAS RN 7647-01-0)

Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6) ; Chlorine (CAS RN 7782-50-5) ; Hydrogen chloride (CAS RN 7647-01-0) Less -
Federal Fiscal Year:

1992
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

2812 - Alkalies and chlorine - (SIC 1987) ; 2819 - Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC 1987)

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HETA-87-402-2145
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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