Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-296-1491: Johnson Controls, Incorporated; Watertown, Wisconsin

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• Personal Author:
  Almaguer, Daniel ; Kramkowski, Richard S. ; Orris, Peter
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for hydrogen- chloride (7647010), chromic-acid (13530682), trichloroethylene (79016), xylene (1330207), methylethylketone (78933), and 1,1,1- trichloroethane (71556) at Johnson Controls, Incorporated (SIC- 3822), Watertown, Wisconsin in August 1983. The evaluation was requested because of union concern of possible exposure to chemicals used at the facility. Medical questionnaires were administered to 13 employees in the assembly department. The ventilation systems were inspected. Two breathing zone samples obtained in the metal treating room contained 6.1 and 24.9 parts per million (ppm) trichloroethylene. Area samples contained 0.1 to 0.6ppm. The OSHA standard for trichloroethylene is 100ppm. Traces of trichloroethylene were found on the roof of the air makeup unit for the assembly department. Exposures of the other substances were well below relevant standards. Symptoms of eye, nose, throat, and sinus irritation were reported. The metal treating room was found to be under negative pressure. The authors conclude that a health hazard does not exist at the facility. Employee symptoms are due to exhaust emissions entering the facility through makeup units on the roof. Recommendations include raising the exhaust stacks to prevent emissions entering the facility and discontinuing the use of trichloroethylene, a suspected carcinogen.
• Subjects:
  Dust Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety Trichloroethylene Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Cleaning Control-technology Degreasing Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-83-296-1491 Hydrochloric Acid Industrial-ventilation Metal Plating NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic-chemicals OSHA Region 5 Toxic-vapors Trichloroethylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA832961491
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wisconsin ; 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:
  21 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00146673
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-220986
• 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 83-296-1491, 1984 Jul ; :1-20
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hydrogen chloride (CAS RN 7647-01-0) ; Dichromic acid (CAS RN 13530-68-2) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3822 - Environmental controls - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6a4c09097d52c3a626d2d1dc751255487fc9de62aa599d017b5f01a75b6061488dbdcbd70e419c999ca982973d71cc60f5971c857e9d78c52b1f925a2b291299
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172722/cdc_172722_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.52 MB ]