Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-256-1716: AMF Head Division; Boulder, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Pryor, Paul D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A request was made by a representative of AMF Head Division (SIC- 3949) of Boulder, Colorado for an evaluation to be made of possible employee exposure to methylene-bisphenyl-isocyanate (101688) (BDI), methylene-chloride (75092), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556), naphtha (8030306), sodium-hydroxide (1310732), methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933) (MEK) and methyl-isobutyl-ketone (141797) (MIBK). Various sports rackets were manufactured at this facility. Areas specifically evaluated for chemical exposure included spray paint and finishing, mold release, degreasing, refill, fill/sand, and stripping departments. Noise exposure was also monitored. The author concluded that noise exposure was excessive for employees working in racket stripping, refill and fill/sand refinishing areas. No dangerous exposure levels were found for the chemicals under study with the exception of methylene-chloride which may be a health hazard for employees directly involved with its use due to its carcinogenicity. It is recommended that employees exposed to 1,1,1- trichloroethane and sodium-hydroxide wear proper clothing to prevent direct contact or splashing onto the skin. At the time of the study the facility did not have an OSHA Hazard Communication Standard program established
  
  it is recommended that one be designed and implemented as soon as possible.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Ear Hydrocarbons Irritants Isocyanates Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Sodium Hydroxide Solvents Trichloroethanes
• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Cleaning-compounds Hazard-Confirmed HEK HETA-85-256-1716 Irritant-gases MDI Methylene Chloride MIBK Naphtha NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Noise OSHA Region 8 Other Racket Production Racketball Sodium Hydroxide Solvent-vapor-degreasing Solvent-vapors Sporting And Athletic Goods Tennis Racket

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA852561716
• 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:
  14 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00165804
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB87-161287
• 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 85-256-1716, 1986 Jul ; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  4,4’-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8) ; Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Petroleum ether (CAS RN 8030-30-6) ; Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Methyl isobutenyl ketone (CAS RN 141-79-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3949 - Sporting and athletic goods, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:85eace28b870d3c83e3dd36d0d5331718c0c1e76f340486b96f3a973d676b207f1efb12c44985de7f0e9ed26c143018b7472a50f297d92c5a381c8b1788df616
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172165/cdc_172165_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.45 MB ]