Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HHE-80-180-841: Scott Paper Company; Chester, Pennsylvania

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• Personal Author:
  Keenlyside, Richard A. ; Lewis, Frank A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Scott Paper Company and one employee, an evaluation of possible hazardous working conditions was undertaken at the Promotional Services Division of Scott Paper Company (SIC-7399), Chester, Pennsylvania. This Division was responsible for supplying advertising and promotional sales materials to the company and redeeming coupons sent by retailers and consumers. Promotional materials were packaged in polyolefin film using a hot wire sealing device. The employee who made the request was suffering from tiredness, confusion, virus colds with persistent cough, shortness of breath, low back pain, loss of appetite, nausea, intolerance of food, and weight loss. Measurements were taken of formaldehyde (50000), aldehydes, carbon-monoxide (630080), and particulate matter. Bulk samples of Clysar polyolefin plastic wrap yielded acetaldehyde (75070), alkenes and alkanes, methyl-isobutyl- ketone (108101), acetone (67641), and possibly crotonaldehyde (4170303), all at concentrations below 0.1 parts per million (ppm). The authors conclude that no occupational health hazard exists. The authors recommend that the heat sealing units using plastic wrap have local exhaust canopy hoods with a capture velocity of 100 feet/minute as close to the emission sources as possible.
• Subjects:
  Lung Occupational Health Plastics Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Advertising Promotional Sales Materials Aldehydes Alkanes Alkenes Chest Tightness Coughing Coupon Redemption Hazards-Unconfirmed HHE-80-180-841 Mucous Nervousness NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Office-workers OSHA Region 3 Plastic-films Pulmonary-system-disorders Sinus Irritation Ventilation

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80180841
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  10 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Turner, Elaine M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00179173
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-172370
• 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, HHE 80-180-841, 1981 Mar ; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Acetaldehyde (CAS RN 75-07-0) ; Methyl isobutyl ketone (CAS RN 108-10-1) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Crotonaldehyde (CAS RN 4170-30-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7399 - Business Services, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e201913768225543a60883cadc1368270d1fbee714034541e149ebe291aa4991597d5d77419d13f3c009f6c7531d673fdc5e730300d1051fe0158c1c910276e6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171974/cdc_171974_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.71 MB ]