Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-279-1482: United Association of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, California Department of Housing; California Area

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-293-1482: HETA-83-279-1482: United Association of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, California Department of Housing, California Area
• Personal Author:
  Gorman, Richard W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A field survey of exposure to organic solvents during installation of plastic pipe (SIC-1711) in the San Francisco, California area was conducted in 1983. The survey was requested by a national plumber's union to evaluate exposure while installing plastic pipe. Breathing zone samples were analyzed for methylethylketone (78933), tetrahydrofuran (109999), dimethylformamide (68122), and cyclohexanone (108941), components of commonly used plastic pipe adhesives. Fifty-nine local unions throughout the US were surveyed to obtain general information on health complaints arising from plastic pipe use. Fourteen plumbers were interviewed. Urine samples were obtained from six plumbers and analyzed for methylformamide (123397), a dimethylformamide metabolite. All time weighted solvent exposures were below OSHA standards. Twenty-nine local unions responded. Fifteen reported health complaints. All plumbers had complaints, the most common being headache, dizziness, and lightheadedness. These occurred most frequently when pipe was installed in confined spaces. Only one plumber had detectable methylformamide concentrations in his urine. The author concludes that overexposure of the plumbers to solvents cannot be documented
  
  however, due to the large number of health complaints, exposure should be reduced. Recommendations include limiting the number of solvents in the adhesives and minimizing skin contact with the adhesives.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Cyclohexanones Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety Urine
• Keywords:
  ABS Construction-materials Construction-Search Cyclohexanone Dimethylformamide Exposure-limits Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-83-279-1482 Methyl Ethyl Ketone NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 9 Plastic Pipe Plumbing PVC Tetrahydrofuran Toxic-vapors Urinalysis

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA832791482
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  36 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00146656
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-220812
• 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 83-279-1482, 1984 Jul ; :1-34
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methyl ethyl ketone [MEK] (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Cellosolve acetate (CAS RN 111-15-9) ; Dimethylformamide (CAS RN 68-12-2) ; Cyclohexanone (CAS RN 108-94-1) ; N-Methylformamide (CAS RN 123-39-7)
• Editor(s):
  Johnson, Patty ; Kidd, Connie
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1711 - Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:45bb831f41eacdaf0d53954016964c3683f9f55498c2ec7f311d59f8a88049fd81977d3209752269642bc2d7eebd7f53fd745c94b37a6899c261a9ddb33810a0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172732/cdc_172732_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.76 MB ]