Health Hazard Evaluation Report HE 80-248-791: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce: Washington, D.C.

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• Personal Author:
  McGlothlin, James D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposures to anhydrous-ammonia (7664417) were surveyed at the Department of Commerce (SIC-2752) in Washington, D.C. on November 3, 1980. The evaluation was requested by the Chief of the Photomechanical Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on behalf of Ozalid operators, photographers, and platemakers. Three breathing zone samples were collected for the Diazo Printer operator, and 13 general area air samples were collected. Concentrations of anhydrous-ammonia were below the OSHA standard of 50 parts per million. Some ventilation inadequacies were noted. The Diazo Printer operator reported occasional respiratory, eye and sinus irritation, and headaches when the workload was heavy and the main ventilation system was shut down. The author concludes that a potential hazard due to anhydrous- ammonia exposure exists for the Diazo Printer operator under certain working conditions. Recommendations are included for improvements to the ventilation systems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Printing Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Anhydrous Arrrnonia Breathing Difficulty Eye Irritation Hazards-Unconfirmed Health-surveys HHE-80-248-791 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-health Oiazo Printer OSHA Region 3 Printing-industry Sinus Irritation

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80248791
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Washington (DC) ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  Maskulka, Cheryl
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00114016
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-188590
• 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 80-248-791, 1981 Jan ; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• 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-512:82a27af99d08027358cf17afb4555c36ecf4dcdad6b818b5c5eb5f9bb40930778ed66e14b0d02f18c9b50d3be92eb409223ac4e47519ab7c07222cb4b969e643
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173439/cdc_173439_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.80 MB ]