Technical Assistance Report No. TA-77-81: Package Machinery Company: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Details

• Personal Author:
  Pryor, Paul D. ; Pryor, Paul D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Personal breathing zone and area air samples were analyzed for toluene (108883), methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933) (MEK), iron-oxide (1309371), manganese (7439965), chromium (7440473), chromic-acid (11115745), carbon-monoxide (630080), carbon-dioxide (124389), ozone (10028156), nitrogen-dioxide (10102440), welding fumes, silica (7631869), and nuisance dust at the Package Machinery Company (SIC- 3361) in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, on November 17, 1977. Medical interviews were conducted with workers and ventilation systems were assessed. An unidentified individual requested the evaluation on behalf of about 400 production employees. All exposures were below environmental criteria and no job related illnesses were discovered. Ventilation was inadequate at the polishing wheels, dip tank, and chrome plating operation areas. They conclude that employees were not exposed to harmful concentrations of the tested chemicals at this facility. They recommend that proper ventilation be used, employee education regarding the use of respirators, written guidelines for respirator use, and the establishment of a materials safety data sheet file.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)   ; Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)  
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  22 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Rosensteel, Robert E. ; Love, John R.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00122606
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-176264
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1978 Jul ; :1-20
• CAS Registry Number:
  Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Iron oxide (CAS RN 1309-37-1) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Chromic acid ester (CAS RN 11115-74-5) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Iron oxide (CAS RN 1309-37-1) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Chromic acid ester (CAS RN 11115-74-5) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Editor(s):
  Morris, Linda ; Morris, Linda
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3361 - Aluminum Foundries - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6f40517d2acff26c22b7aa230dc3ef74b7e566914e5fe49883007ee1e8f433b33704f26d6ce8d9368ec90cc1c1995d838bdae8388983e3d64f57341034e10dac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173204/cdc_173204_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]