Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-268-1641: Products Research Chemical Corp.; Gloucester City, New Jersey

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• Personal Author:
  Ordin, Diana L. ; Seixas, Noah S.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for methylethylketone (78933), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556), toluene (108883), xylene (1330207), and ethylbenzene (100414) at the Products Research Chemical Corporation (SIC-2891), Gloucester City, New Jersey in May and July 1985. The evaluation was requested by workers because of concern for potential health effects from chemical exposures at the facility. The evaluation was assigned to the New Jersey State Department of Health. Twenty-one employees were interviewed by questionnaire. Work practices were observed. All exposures were well below their relevant standards, generally averaging less than 4.0 parts per million (ppm), except for methylethylketone. The pot washer had a mean methylethylketone exposure of 50.2ppm. Five employees reported skin problems. No other health related problems were reported. The facility had a respiratory protection program. The pot washer used an air supplied respirator. The authors conclude that a significant health hazard does not exist at the facility. Recommendations include educating and training the pot washer in the importance of full respiratory and skin protection, installing pumps on the drums and local exhaust ventilation in the batch make/up area, and constructing a vented workstation in or adjacent to the compounding area for use during jobs having potentially hazardous exposures.
• Subjects:
  Butanones Dust Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adhesives Caulking Compounds Chemical-manufacturing-industry Exposure-levels Hazards-Unconfirmed Health-protection HETA-85-268-1641 Methyl Ethyl Ketone NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 2 Solvents Standards

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA852681641
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  45 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Trexler, Julian
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00157552
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-206042
• 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 85-268-1641, 1985 Dec ; :1-47
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Ethylbenzene (CAS RN 100-41-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2891 - Adhesives and sealants - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dc35b70cbdc223d080fe48a9fcc0bc92a6307e7d5a11fc3fe78daeeec02220477578c8d1cd809b81fb997d738c6353c5438102c88776fcfb07f433d6a8240453
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172245/cdc_172245_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.00 MB ]