Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HHE-79-020-839: Graphic Color Plate, Inc.: Stamford, Connecticut

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• Personal Author:
  Lewis, Frank A. ; Thoburn, Theodore W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental air samples were analyzed for xylene (1330207), benzene (71432), toluene (108883), methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933), butyl-cellosolve (111762), methylene-chloride (75092), naphtha (8030306), phenol (108952), and ozone (10028156), at Graphic Color Plate, Incorporated (SIC-7333), in Stamford, Connecticut on November 30, December 1 and 6, 1978, and on January 10, 11, and March 29, 1979. Medical interviews were conducted with 21 workers. A representative of the Graphic Arts International Union, Local 90-P, requested the evaluation on behalf of an unspecified number of workers reporting medical disorders. All sampled chemical concentrations were below the OSHA standards of 0.1 parts per million (ppm), 100ppm, 10ppm, 200ppm, 200ppm, 50ppm, 500ppm, 2000 milligrams per cubic meter, and 5ppm for ozone, xylene, benzene, toluene, methyl-ethyl-ketone, butyl-cellosolve, methylene-chloride, naptha, and phenol, respectively. Medical interviews identified several workers with heart disease and kidney stones, although the high proportion of smokers and the age of the workers possibly accounted for these findings. The authors conclude that a health hazard from overexposures to chemicals does not exist at this facility. They recommend ventilation improvements, use of personnel protective equipment when handling chemicals, and good personnel hygiene practices.
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Dust Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE79020839
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• 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:
  17 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00117554
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-209552
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 79-020-839, 1981 March ; 1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; 2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2) ; Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Petroleum ether (CAS RN 8030-30-6) ; Phenol (CAS RN 108-95-2) ; Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6)
• Editor(s):
  Turner, Elaine M.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7333 - Commercial Photography and Art - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7032014d8c7e5fbe6729c92908a0c15ef226353c5a4389e63b1602740f33549e683456224871a213ea7267550adec4ef91b183f0d529cc1c185941dffe33e65e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173326/cdc_173326_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.16 MB ]