Health Hazard Evaluation Report HHE 80-151-821: Western Electric Company: Westminster, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J. ; Thoburn, Theodore W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposures to soldering flux fumes were surveyed at Western Electric Company (SIC-3661) in Westminster, Colorado on August 27, 1980. The evaluation was requested by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 2300, in Denver, Colorado on behalf of 17 employees. Breathing zone and general air samples were collected along with bulk samples of the flex boards, soldering flux and wipe samples. Workers were questioned about work related health problems. All exposures to isopropyl-alcohol (67630) and fluoride (7782414) were below the respective OSHA standards of 980 and 2.5 milligrams per cubic meter. Twelve of the worker reported at least occasional adverse reactions to the soldering fumes, including eye irritation, headache, nausea, breathing problems and sore throats. Flex boards emitted more fumes than hard boards and required more touch up soldering. The authors conclude that a hazard exists due to exposure to soldering flux fumes. They recommend ventilation improvements, periodic air monitoring, and prohibition of smoking, eating and drinking in the work area. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety Skin Surveys And Questionnaires Ventilation Zinc Compounds
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Fluoride Hazards-Confirmed Health-surveys HHE-80-151-821 Industrial-hygiene Isopropyl Alcohol NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 8 Solderers Soldering Flux Telephone And Telegrapth Apparatus

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80151821
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Westminster (CO) ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  14 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00114022
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-183930
• 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, HHE 80-151-821, 1981 Feb ; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Isopropyl alcohol (CAS RN 67-63-0) ; Fluorine (CAS RN 7782-41-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3661 - Telephone and telegraph apparatus - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bc08a06e74a178bf484732f5ea64eb7e244b238d964d410b221bc0d7e7e053f7fb7f16af03369a6121df2331eed8f9b0436f60d3fd6b855d3588ba116a0d140b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173433/cdc_173433_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.93 MB ]