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Evaluation of Occupational Exposures to Noise and Chemicals at an Automobile Parts Manufacturing Plant
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2016/11/01
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Source: Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 2015-0158-3262, 2016 Nov
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Description:The safety administrator at an automobile parts manufacturer submitted a health hazard evaluation request. Employees were concerned about odors in the injection molding and epoxy injection areas. There was also concern about high noise levels in the cutting and injection molding areas. We evaluated exposures to volatile organic compounds including 2-butoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, pentane, toluene, and n-butyl glycidyl ether. We also looked at exposures to carbon monoxide and noise. We found low levels of volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide. These levels were well below occupational exposure limits. An injection molding operator was overexposed to noise, but cutting area employees were not. There was no ventilation to control smoke released during the purge of plastic from the injection molding machine. Odors produced while mixing and curing epoxy-coated parts were not controlled. We recommended the company start a hearing conservation program and install local exhaust ventilation to control smoke and odors. We recommended employees use gloves when mixing and handling epoxies and injection molding employees use hearing protection.
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Pages in Document:22 pdf pages
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Contributor:Booher, Donald E.;Galloway, Ellen;Moore, Kevin;Watts, Shawna;
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:20049007
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2017-101010
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Citation:NIOSH [2016]. Evaluation of occupational exposures to noise and chemicals at;an automobile parts manufacturing plant. By Li JF, Methner MM. Cincinnati, OH:;U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and;Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2015-0158-3262,;
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