Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-359-1058: National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Center, Charleston Laboratory; Charleston, South Carolina

Salisbury, Stan A.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHETA813591058

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-359-1058: National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Center, Charleston Laboratory; Charleston, South Carolina

1982/03/01
By Salisbury, Stan A.
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Salisbury, Stan A.
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

Employee complaints of headaches, lightheadedness, nausea, and diarrhea at the Charleston Laboratory (SIC-7391), National Marine Fisheries Service, Charleston, South Carolina were investigated. The study was requested by several employees and was performed on August 4, 1981. The lab employs about 65 workers. Personal and area air samples were collected, the facility was inspected, and employees were interviewed. Of a variety of substances sampled only chloroform (67663) was detected and it was below the NIOSH recommended limit of 2 parts per million. Laboratory hood face velocities were adequate. No asbestos was detected on ceiling insulation; however, scrapings from Transite panels had 20 to 30 percent chrysotile-asbestos (12001295). Of eight employees interviewed, three complained of health effects including eye and skin irritation, nervousness, and fatigue which they believed were work related. The author concludes that exposures to toxic vapors from chemicals used in the labs are not significant as long as these chemicals are used inside the laboratory hoods provided.
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Air Pollutants, Occupational Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
Keywords:

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Acetonitrile Asbestos Benzene Breathing-zone Chloroform Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-81-359-1058 Hexane Laboratory-workers Methanol NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 4 PCBs Research And Development Laboratories Solvents Ventilation Worker-health
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
Subseries:

Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA813591058
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

South Carolina ; OSHA Region 4

South Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
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:

1-21
NIOSHTIC Number:

00129616
NTIS Accession Number:

PB83-201764
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 81-359-1058, 1982 Mar; :1-21
CAS Registry Number:

Chloroform (CAS RN 67-66-3) ; Chrysotile (CAS RN 12001-29-5)

Chloroform (CAS RN 67-66-3) ; Chrysotile (CAS RN 12001-29-5) Less -
Federal Fiscal Year:

1982
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

7391 - Research and Development Laboratories - (SIC 1972)
Resource Number:

HETA-81-359-1058
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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