Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-86-005-1679: Dutch Girl Cleaners; Springdale, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Burr, Gregory A. ; Todd, William A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An environmental survey at Dutch Girl Cleaners (SIC-7216) in the Thriftway Mini Mall, Springdale, Ohio, was conducted on October 25, 1985, and air samples collected on October 30, 1985, from the cleaners, an adjacent supermarket and the enclosed pedestrian mall were analyzed for perchloroethylene (127184). The evaluation was requested by the Springdale, Ohio Health Commissioner to investigate complaints of odors originating from the dry cleaners. The dry-cleaning process, and solvent recovery and ventilation systems were examined. The dry cleaner roof ventilator was found to need repair. An exhaust fan installed in the suspended ceiling at the rear of the dry cleaners exhausted air into the plenum between ceiling and roof shared by the supermarket. Corrosion in the exhaust duct of the solvent recovery system permitted steam and solvent to escape into the work area. Eight-hour time weighted average (TWA) perchloroethylene concentrations were 135 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) at the dry cleaner, 135 and 126mg/m3 at two locations in employee areas of the supermarket, and 79mg/m3 in the supermarket pedestrian aisle. The authors conclude that while perchloroethylene concentrations are below the OSHA 8-hour TWA standard of 670mg/m3, due to the carcinogenic potential of perchloroethylene a potential health hazard does exist at this location. Solvent recovery system repairs, outside venting of the exhaust fan, and repair of the roof ventilator are recommended.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Carcinogens Ethylenes Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Commercial Dry Cleaners Dry-cleaning-industry Dry-cleaning-solvents Hazard-Confirmed HETA-86-005-1679 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Tetrachloroethylene Ventilation-equipment

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA860051679
• 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:
  9 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Jenkins, Sharon
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00163112
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-221348
• 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 86-005-1679, 1986 Mar ; :1-10
• CAS Registry Number:
  Perchloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7216 - Drycleaning plants, except rug - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:44ea098d9bd18a9265ee8ddfe2ed18107ffc2d72e5da166ab4cd4bc24a9a68057cc45021f3f9f768df9c8569add7fe2199762adef911f2c2f626245dc009c10b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172234/cdc_172234_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 144.53 KB ]