Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-326-1247: Columbia College; Columbia, Missouri

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• Personal Author:
  Reed, Laurence D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Exposures to photographic and sculpturing chemicals were investigated on May 11 and 12, 1982 at classrooms of the Art Department of Columbia College (SIC-8221) in Columbia, Missouri. The evaluation was requested by a representative of the department on behalf of the students and faculty. Area and personal breathing zone air samples from the photography classroom were analyzed for 2- ethoxyethanol (110805) (2-EE) and p-toluene-sulfonic-acid (104154) (pTSA). The sculpturing classroom was sampled for styrene (100425) and methyl-ethyl-ketone-peroxide (1338234) (MEKP). 2-EE and pTSA were not detected in photography room samples. In sculpturing room samples, MEKP was not detected. Styrene concentrations ranged from is 200ppm
  
  no NIOSH standard is given. The author concludes that no hazardous exposures exist. He suggests that previously reported respiratory symptoms among the students were due to a mixture of substances used for film developing. He recommends use of protective clothing, improved ventilation, and improved personal and workplace hygiene.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Photography Safety Solvents Styrene
• Keywords:
  2-Ethoxyethanol Air-quality-measurement Art Colleges, Universities And Professional Schools Hazards-Unconfirmed Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 8 P-Toluene Sulfonic Acid 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/NIOSHHETA813261247
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  11 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127570
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-173897
• 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 81-326-1247, 1983 Jan ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Ethoxyethanol (CAS RN 110-80-5) ; p-Toluenesulfonic acid (CAS RN 104-15-4) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Methyl-ethyl-ketone-peroxide [MEKO] (CAS RN 1338-23-4)
• Editor(s):
  Lovell, Patricia ; Grass, Jacqueline G.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8221 - Colleges and universities - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:770361b7935dce5f0da4f2d140ae72a1a1dda0d15f8c114e50e1246e9d7daa279f295df913ac955c9fe7cdb35d3ebf802f8ac54f63fc188fd642545ca91b3732
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173083/cdc_173083_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]