Health Hazard Evaluation No. 78-92-571: Northpark Millwork Ltd.: Colorado Springs, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Apol, Arvin G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental air samples were analyzed for toxic concentrations of wood dust, 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556), and other chemical constituents of Lacquer thinner at the Northpark Millwork LTD, (SIC- 2851) Colorado Springs, Colorado on August 28 and 29, 1978. The evaluation request was made from an authorized representative of approximately 15 affected employees. Four of six samples for wood dust exceeded the evaluation criteria of 5 milligrams per cubic meter, while the average wood dust concentration was more than double the evaluation criteria. Although none of the samples for the Lacquer thinner vapors exceeded the evaluation criteria, the author concludes that the cabinet makers were exposed to potentially toxic concentrations of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and other Lacquer thinner constituents. Employees who worked with stationary power woodworking equipment were exposed to potentially toxic concentrations of wood dust. He recommends monitoring wood dust concentrations, various exhaust ventilation modifications and the use of respirators by appropriate workers, and other safety measures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Dust Environmental Monitoring Headache Occupational Health Paint Particulate Matter Safety Trichloroethanes Ventilation Workplace

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• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane Air-contamination Air-sampling Airborne-dusts Control-methods Hazards-Confirmed Headache HHE-78-92-571 Industrial-equipment Lacquer Thinner Methyl Chloroform NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 8 Paints Standards Wood Dust Workplace-studies

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7892571
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Colorado Springs (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:
  15 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Gunter, Bobby J.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00104802
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-143234
• 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, HHE 78-92-571, 1979 Mar ; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2851 - Paints and allied products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1d1385e6fea35d4450a9a3ae7aa2e43015930d98da8ee6ac385591a4afde519536a77b66071729f74d1e3e635dd6e5a964fc160be7f6a10e685ababa6c1a79c9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173500/cdc_173500_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.23 MB ]