Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-143-1165: Rocky Mountain News; Denver, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J. ; Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Potential health hazards from worker exposure to a polymer used in the platemaking department at the Rocky Mountain News (SIC-2711), Denver, Colorado, were investigated. The study was requested by the union and was performed on June 22, 1982. About 15 workers were employed in the platemaking department. Workers were interviewed and personal and area air samples were collected. All concentrations of methyl-methacrylate (80626), methylene-bisphenyl- isocyanate (101688), and toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (584849) were below detection limits. The distinct offensive odor of methyl- methacrylate, obvious even in small quantities, was not present. Two of 15 workers who worked in the vicinity where the polymer was used had symptoms that could be attributed to methyl-methacrylate exposure, namely dermatitis and hives. A small number of additional complaints consisted of tiredness, excessive sweating, and lightheadedness. The author concludes that a health hazard did not exist from exposure to the polymer. However, it was apparent that the workplace could become very hot and uncomfortable. Recommendations are made to install additional comfort ventilation.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Isocyanates Occupational Health Phenol Polymers Printing Safety Toluene
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-82-143-1165 MDI Methylene Bisphenyl Isocyanate Methyl Methacrylate Newspaper Publishing Newspapers Newspapers: Publishing, Publishing And Printing NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 8 Polymer-fumes Printing-industry TDI Toluene-2,4-Diisocyanate

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)   ; Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)  
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA) ; Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA821431165
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  12 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00133715
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-149244
• 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 82-143-1165, 1982 Aug ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester (CAS RN 80-62-6) ; 4,4’-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8) ; 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate (CAS RN 584-84-9) ; 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester (CAS RN 80-62-6) ; 4,4’-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8) ; 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate (CAS RN 584-84-9)
• Editor(s):
  Schulenberg, Marilyn K. ; Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2711 - Newspapers - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e9e1c53fd674bd7114b44f341a37aff6811d582da6153c049a0651a1dd93885963a52b447673d3d430faa42b14743854ce6b597b3520732b3803e063eb6a0935
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172898/cdc_172898_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.20 MB ]