Health Hazard Evaluation Determination report no. HHE-78-73-612: Kentile Floors, Inc.: Chicago, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Belanger, Pierre L. ; Elesh, W. Elva
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Due to suspected worker exposure to asbestos (1332214), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PNA), vinyl-chloride (75014), talc (14807966), alpha-methyl-styrene (98839), and numerous organic and inorganic dyes and pigments, a hazard evaluation was undertaken at Kentile Floors, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. This company produced vinyl/asbestos and asphalt/asbestos floor coverings. The only contaminant which exceeded limits of exposure was asbestos with eight of 30 samples exceeding 0.10 fibers/cubic centimeter. No cases of asbestosis were found in past or present workers at this facility. Dyes were not used by the company, and alpha-methyl- styrene was no longer used. The authors recommend that the company review their materials list to determine which chemicals are potentially toxic and monitor these chemicals periodically and that carcinogens be identified and stored away from other chemicals. Employees should be be instructed in the proper use of respirators, and respirators should be worn during filling of drums. Safety glasses and side shields should be worn when working on or near the recycling conveyor belts. The ventilation and exhaust systems should be examined to be certain they are effective. Clothing exposed to possible asbestos contamination should be maintained at the facility and not taken home with the workers.
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dust Inorganic Chemicals Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety Vinyl Chloride
• Keywords:
  Anthracene Asbestos Asbestos-products Benzene Benzene-soluble Fraction Benzo(a)pyrene Cancer Carbon Black Chrysene Fibrous-dusts Hazard-Confirmed HHE-78-73-612 Lead Mineral Spirits NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 5 Phenanthrene PNA Polynuclear Hydrocarbons Pyrene Total Chromium Total Dust Vinyl-plastics

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7873612
• 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:
  24 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Rosensteel, Robert ; Taft, Rick ; Ollinger, Bill ; Verst, Gary ; Chandler, Dorothy A.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00179183
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-161094
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 78-73-612, 1979 Sep ; :1-24
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4) ; Talc (silica and fibre free) (CAS RN 14807-96-6) ; alpha-Methyl styrene (CAS RN 98-83-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:262500b79809e7946fdf4a5a7aa3d0d3728c8b01cec88af37e97898e05ed74706b3691a9dcf436f6de7b37758c000bfceee59b41978efcbdc84e08eb87c6e5cc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171964/cdc_171964_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.90 MB ]