Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-167-1662: Simmons, USA; Kansas City, Kansas

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• Personal Author:
  Boiano, James M. ; Zey, John N.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Total cotton dust levels were evaluated at Simmons USA (SIC-2515), Kansas City, Kansas, which manufactures mattresses, bedsprings and sleeper sofas. The Corporate Headquarters had requested an evaluation of employee exposure to airborne cotton dust in garnetting and associated processing areas. There were a number of emission points in the Garnetting Department. Missing machinery panels, open trash hoppers, use of compressed air, and throwing raw material onto the feed trays all increased levels. Use of mineral oil as an additive is believed to be of help at this facility. The authors conclude that concentrations were below the OSHA 1000 microgram per cubic meter total cotton dust standard. Further reduction could be achieved by proper maintenance and repair of machinery, and improved work practices. Ventilation equipment should be inspected and repaired as needed. The crimped ducts should be repaired. Extending the slots hoods to the full length of the trays and adding flexible side panels is recommended. All windows or panels on processing machinery should be closed and missing panels or doors replaced. Use of compressed air for clean up should be reduced and replaced with vacuum cleaning when possible. Employees conducting blow down should wear eye protection in addition to respirators.
• Subjects:
  Dust Irritants Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Baling Boric Acid Cotton-dust Cotton Batts Cotton Dust-Total Dust-control Garnetting Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-84-167-1662 Hide-A-Bed Hog-Ringing Mattresses And Bedsprings Mineral Oil NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 7 Respiratory-irritants

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA841671662
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kansas ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  18 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Carson, George A. ; Grass, Jacqueline
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00163142
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-221314
• 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 84-167-1662, 1986 Feb ; :1-16
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2515 - Mattresses and bedsprings - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ba22c6aaf0f9feb8144a355463eb7b9aefa07bdfa1e53fa5710593265070e54841d0a8659df5d62b2bb12df6641fa83fb2f00b8ac44f4e80720f805b42c58864
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172215/cdc_172215_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.17 MB ]