Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-128-1485: Henry R. Hinckley and Company; Southwest Harbor, Maine

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• Personal Author:
  Crandall, Michael S. ; Hartle, Richard W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Area and personal air samples were analyzed for styrene (100425), acetone (67641), toluene (108883), xylene (1330207), cellosolve (110805), cellosolve-acetate (111159), and wood dust at Hinckley and Company (SIC-3732), Southwest Harbor, Maine in May, 1983. The survey was requested to evaluate possible health hazards from exposure to materials used in constructing fiberglass reinforced plastic boats. Noise level measurements were also made. The measured concentrations of styrene, acetone, toluene, xylene, cellosolve, and cellosolve-acetate were 18 to 258, 6 to 147, 590 to 692, 192 to 200, 1.2 to 5.7, and 1.9 to 14.2 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), respectively. These concentrations were below their respective OSHA standards. Three styrene and the cellosolve and cellosolve-acetate samples exceed the NIOSH criteria. Wood dust concentrations were 0.7 to 16.2mg/m3. The OSHA standard for wood dusts is 15mg/m3. Noise exposures ranged from 76.1 to 89.1 A- weighted decibels (dBA). The OSHA noise standard is 90dBA. The authors conclude that there is a health hazard due to overexposure from wood dusts, styrene, and combined solvents, styrene plus acetone and toluene plus xylene. There is a potential hazard due to cellosolve, cellosolve-acetate, and noise exposure. Recommendations include installing local exhaust ventilation and using respiratory and hearing protective equipment.
• Subjects:
  Dust Ear Environmental Monitoring Noise Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Wood
• Keywords:
  1,1,1,-trichloroethane 2-ethoxyethanol 2-ethoxyethyl Acetate Acetone Air-sampling Aluminum Cellosolve Cellosolve Acetate Cyclohexanone Dust-exposure Fume Hazards-Confirmed HDI HETA-83-128-1485 Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Lead Methyl Iso-butyl Ketone MIBK Naphthalene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nuisance Particulates OSHA Region 1 Styrene-monomer Toluene V, M & P Naptha Wood-dusts Wood Dust Xylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA831281485
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Maine ; OSHA Region 1
• 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:
  37 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00144829
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-208866
• 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 83-128-1485, 1984 Jul ; :1-36
• CAS Registry Number:
  Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; 2-Ethoxyethanol (CAS RN 110-80-5) ; 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (CAS RN 111-15-9)
• Editor(s):
  Kidd, Connie L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3732 - Boat building and repairing - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2a9e369191f094635871b0ec4dd45b6a6326b036804f6491aff2b6547aa242a44e80b429ebd2a8d206dc1a607aedf53e81d8f8bb04a7cffbd83b65dc20b56756
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172766/cdc_172766_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.33 MB ]