Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-87-099-1938: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation; Olathe, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Daniels, William J. ; Gunter, Bobby J. ; Hales, Thomas R. ; Seligman, Paul J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Colorado Department of Health, an investigation was made at the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (SIC- 2493), Olathe, Colorado, of respiratory problems possibly due to exposures at the workplace. The company produced waferboard using a heat and pressure cured resin/wax binding material containing 4,4- methylenediphenyl-isocyanate (101688) (MDI). Thirteen cases of pulmonary disease (12 cases of asthma, and one case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis) were identified by medical testing in three current and ten former employees. Most of these cases probably originated after the introduction of diisocyanate into the production line and before the currently used ventilation equipment was in place. Two of 23 personal air samples contained quantifiable concentrations of MDI, for time weighted average concentrations of existed from airborne exposure to diisocyanates. There may be a risk of significant exposure during maintenance activities if proper personal protective equipment is not used. Previously sensitized workers may react at very low concentrations. The authors recommend that engineering controls be maintained at a high level, that good housekeeping practices be adhered to, that a regular program of air monitoring be instituted, that signs warning the danger of exposure to diisocyanate be posted, that employees be instructed in the use of personal protective equipment, and that a program for medical screening be adopted.
• Subjects:
  Adhesives Asthma Asthma, Occupational Dust Isocyanates Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Wood

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• Keywords:
  4,4-methylenediphenyl Isocyanate Aspen Asthma Hazard-Confirmed HETA-87-099-1938 Hypersensitive Pneumonitis Isocyanate Group Lung-function MDI NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 8 PMPI Polymethylenepolyphenylene Polyisocyanate Pulmonary-system-disorders Waferboard Wood-dusts Wood Dust Woodworkers

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA870991938
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  37 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00186209
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-188114
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 87-099-1938, 1988 Dec ; :1-41
• CAS Registry Number:
  4,4’-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2493 - Reconstituted wood products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5357ac829eb80b317e90398a11aff997424af8b2a7dc562393afb35e6e3ca8b79399b2a982faade81e9241801bb1c5e7127b2c7b5ea76270ebcb17ba77f7a760
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171851/cdc_171851_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 231.60 KB ]