Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-266-1218: Oxy Petroleum, Inc.; Denver, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposures to substances in water based colored inks were investigated on July 16, 1982 at Oxy Petroleum Inc., (SIC-2751) in Denver, Colorado. The evaluation was requested by the company management on behalf of four exposed employees. Breathing zone and general area air samples were collected, and the four employees completed a skin and respiratory irritation symptom questionnaire. Concentrations of lead (7439921) and chromium (7440473) were below detectable limits. Total particulate concentrations ranged from 0.5 to 1.1 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), well below the OSHA standard of 15mg/m3 (NIOSH standard not given). None of the workers reported adverse symptoms. The author concludes that no health hazard exists. He recommends installation of a local system with paper and fibrous glass filters in the work area.
• Subjects:
  Chromium Coloring Agents Environmental Monitoring Lead Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Airbrush Painting Commercial Printing Dyes Exhaust-ventilation Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-82-266-1218 Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 8 Total Particulate

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA822661218
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  8 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00128015
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-172782
• 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 82-266-1218, 1982 Nov ; :1-6
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3)
• Editor(s):
  Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2751 - Commercial Printing, Letterpress - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ae752a643e8bffc29b2600af40f651bb86ca7cfdeb6d7df8c7b80176a88243f5c0d029cf9853999a77c5f5808d3226e0578dc02c1fe665e678132e3a292c3473
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173014/cdc_173014_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 935.08 KB ]