Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-230-1528: Rubbermaid Incorporated; Wooster, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Ahrenholz, Steven H.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Breathing zone samples were analyzed for cadmium (7440439), lead (7439921), total chromium (7440473), and respirable dust at Rubbermaid, Incorporated (SIC-3079), Wooster, Ohio in June 1984. The survey was requested by the company management to evaluate cadmium exposures for workers handling pigments in the injection molding department. The study was a follow-up to an earlier NIOSH survey, at which time the company had started reformulating pigments to reduce their cadmium content. Lead and total chromium concentrations were below the limits of detection. Cadmium concentrations ranged from below the detection limit to 0.02 milligram per cubic meter (mg/m3). The NIOSH recommended standard for cadmium is 0.04mg/m3. Respirable dust concentrations were less than 0.11mg/m3. The OSHA standard for respirable dust is 5mg/m3. The author concludes that a health hazard due to cadmium exposure in the injection department does not exist. He recommends keeping cadmium containing pigments in closed containers and prohibiting storage, handling, and consumption of food in cadmium work areas.
• Subjects:
  Cadmium Coloring Agents Dust Irritants Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Plastics Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Cadmium Sulfoselenide Dusts Granular Polyethylene Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-84-230-1528 Injection Molding NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Pigments Plastics-industry Respiration Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-protection

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA842301528
• 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:
  21 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  DeArmond, Larry
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00144832
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-208239
• 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 84-230-1528, 1984 Nov ; :1-18
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Polyethylene (CAS RN 9002-88-4)
• Editor(s):
  Johnson, Patty ; Kidd, Connie L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:061b53e329d89e098f1cdf2f37dcc694872f20637a3a303a9f5d762ba13c809bde8ce1fc95b0d8871f5de38ae1e0ffc806df7ed0cd5108ce6812ec1aa4e5713a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172763/cdc_172763_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.25 MB ]