Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-008-1226: Arts Consortium; Cincinnati, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Johnson, Paul L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Solvent vapor exposures were investigated on November 5 and l0, 1981 at the Arts Consortium (SIC-2752) in Cincinnati, Ohio. Twelve full time and 18 part time employees requested the evaluation. The solvent based cleaner, Quick Wash 104, was analyzed
  
  personal and area air samples were tested for methylene-chloride (75092), and naphthas (8030306). Work practices were observed, and workers were interviewed concerning medical complaints. Quick Wash 104 contained 4 percent methylene-chloride and more than 40 percent aromatic naphthas. Airborne methylene-chloride concentrations ranged up to 36.9 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), well below the NIOSH standard of 261mg/m3. Total area and personal area naphthas concentrations ranged from 7.3 to 229 and 94 to 258mg/m3, respectively. No applicable exposure limit exists for naphthas
  
  however, the measured concentrations were considered excessive. Solvent containers had safety precaution labels, but workers did not follow instructions. Symptoms included headaches, lightheadedness, dizziness, and skin irritation. The author concludes that the conditions under which the solvent is used creates a health hazard. He recommends product labeling, worker training, protective clothing, and ventilation in rooms where solvent is present.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Methylene Chloride Naphthalenes Occupational Health Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Commercial Printing, Lithography Hazards-Confirmed HETA-82-008-1226 Naphthas NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Office-workers Offset Printing OSHA Region 5 Work-practices

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA820081226
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  10 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Gorman, Richard W.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127573
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-172824
• 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 82-008-1226, 1982 Nov ; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Naphtha (CAS RN 8030-30-6)
• Editor(s):
  Lovell, Patricia
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2752 - Commercial printing, lithographic - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:321ce5418e326b640295685035733d78b56bb5ea6b27a6263c04db70547a9618276f73c41d6476b84586e5c8e5704afcc06f96a0f8993dfcdf605928c80f0002
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173080/cdc_173080_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.13 MB ]