Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-105-1689: Fibre-Glast Development Corporation; Dayton, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Anastas, Mazen Y. ; Zey, John N.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The Fibre-Glast Development Corporation (SIC-3079) requested an evaluation at their Dayton, Ohio facility concerning potential exposures of 1 or 2 employees during production of fibrous glass repair kits. Air samples were assessed for possible exposures to methylene-chloride (75092), butyl-cellosolve (111762), styrene (100425), general organics, total and respirable particulates and carbon-dioxide (124389). Methylene-chloride concentrations of 443 and 460 were found in 80 minute samples taken during cleaning of a mixer with methylene-chloride. NIOSH recommends that exposures to methylene-chloride should be reduced to the lowest feasible level. Organic vapors including methylene-chloride were migrating into the office area from the production area of the facility. The authors conclude that a health hazard exists for exposure to methylene- chloride. The authors recommend either substitution of a different solvent or the institution of more rigid engineering controls. Airborne concentrations of methylene-chloride in the compounding, repacking, and office areas should be reduced. Employees should wear respiratory protection while working with methylene-chloride. An air compressor located in the mixing room should also be muffled to reduce the extremely high noise level in the area.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Chlorine Compounds Glass Occupational Health Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Butyl Cellosolve Chlorinated-methylenes Fibrous-glass Fibrous Glass Hazard-Confirmed HETA-85-105-1689 Methylene Chloride Miscellaneous Plastic Products NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic-solvents Organic-vapors OSHA Region 5 Styrene Toluene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA851051689
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  28 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Bryant, Charles J. ; DeArmond, Larry ; King, Michael V. ; Kurimo, Robert W. ; Hawkins, Marilyn ; Williams, Karen J. ; Norbury, Sue ; Billas, Steven A. ; Paoli, August ; Klinger, Patricia ; Stewart, Earl D. ; Piltingsrud, Harley V. ; Grass, Jacqueline
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00163538
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB87-108049
• 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 85-105-1689, 1986 May ; :1-26
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; 2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eb5451be4cd86a7b0e7a415fb2983b1293faced55baa6e0fc31a5c42e5e3bfa7efdc1a4df3b9cb93d38d025edc178b2ed2feef8579eb047a3a3633016ed402af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172199/cdc_172199_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.16 MB ]