Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-88-382-2058: Beacon Bowl; Barstow, California

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• Personal Author:
  Lushniak, Boris D. ; Seitz, Teresa A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the general manager of Beacon Bowl (SIC-7933), Barstow, California, an investigation was made of possible hazardous working conditions existing at the bowling alley. The alley used an additive in its lane oil as required by the American Bowling Congress and the Women's International Bowling Conference to ensure their certification and thus be eligible to host sanctioned leagues and championships. The additive contained 2,2'-(2,5-thiophenediyl)-bis-(5-tert-butylbenzoxazole) (Uvitex) a fluorescent whitening agent. Workers and bowlers were interviewed and administered a questionnaire
  
  skin patch tests were administered, and the skin of affected workers was examined. While it is possible that some persons may be sensitive to the chemical and therefore develop skin reactions, no evidence for such an occurrence was noted during this investigation. Six of the 24 employees reported skin rashes which they believed to be work related. Of the 24 individuals who underwent skin patch testing, none reacted to three concentrations of Uvitex. The authors recommend that workers directly exposed to Uvitex and those who develop skin reactions to it, use protective gloves to prevent exposure.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Athletes Dermatitis Hypersensitivity Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  2,2'-(2,5-thiophenediyl) Bis (5-tert-butylbenzoxazole)] Allergic-reactions Allergic Dermatitis Bowling Alleys Bowling Lane Conditioners Bowling Lane Dressing Bowling Lane Oils Fluorescent Whitening Agent Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-88-382-2058 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OB Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 9 Skin Patch Testing Uvitex Optical Bleach

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA883822058
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  9 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Chetty, Bhakta
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00195977
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-151738
• 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 88-382-2058, 1990 Aug ; :1-10
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7933 - Bowling centers - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:85c44c5a88cf0b3b4f8fe5b481b81e54de74dfc19569bbe5403f7c400de54567ff963c48654eb6731fdf90cec50685ebe9bdbe700d3f85f449a114f4ec7d1afc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171720/cdc_171720_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 146.74 KB ]