Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-295-1155: Olin (formerly Allied) Chemical Co.; Moundsville, West Virginia

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• Personal Author:
  Ahrenholz, Steven H. ; Meyer, Channing R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Personal and area sampling was conducted for dinitrotoluene (121142) (DNT) and toluene-diamine (25376458) (TDA) at Olin Chemical Company (SIC-2821), Moundsville, West Virginia, on June 4 and 5, 1981. Follow-up medical and industrial hygiene surveys were performed during September 1981. Evaluation was requested by the International Chemical Workers Union for members of Local 839. A questionnaire was administered to 52 male workers for work history, tobacco and alcohol use, medical history, and reproductive status. A physical examination was also conducted. TDA ranged from below detectable limits to 687 micrograms per cubic meter (microg/m3) (No OSHA standard). The OSHA standard for DNT is 1500microg/m3
  
  exposures ranged from 26 to 890microg/m3. A higher rate of reproductive problems, such as miscarriages were reported. There were no biological indications of current reproductive problems and no significant differences in laboratory tests between workers and comparisons. The authors recommend control of fugitive emissions from equipment and removal of residual products. Air intake should be avoided near potential sources of contamination, and work areas should be under positive air pressure. Exposures should be monitored, and personal protection equipment kept available. Continuing education programs for workers are recommended.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Chemical-industry-workers Dinitrotoluene Employee-exposure Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-81-295-1155 Medical-surveys NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic-chemicals OSHA Region 3 Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, And Nonvulcanizable Elastomers Reproductive Effects Toluene Diamine

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA812951155
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  West Virginia ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  34 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Lucas, Cheryl ; Hipp, Charles ; Belinky, Barry R.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127802
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-150465
• 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 81-295-1155, 1982 Aug ; :1-31
• CAS Registry Number:
  2,4-Dinitrotoluene (CAS RN 121-14-2) ; 2,4-Diaminotoluene (CAS RN 25376-45-8)
• Editor(s):
  Widener, Betty L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2821 - Plastics materials and resins - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:30ae5cce2098dbd3f34404e72448c6e28131d28c9e879a7ec8ba259b4c43be6210cf79a1889fec7886c4f7fba6777796489ee4c1e10193e2c00c94b3129bb902
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173029/cdc_173029_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.03 MB ]