Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 75-183-303: S.W.S. Silicone Corporation, Division, Stauffer Chemical Company: Adrian, Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Levy, Beth S. B. ; Meyer, Channing R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Exposure to toxic dusts in the heat curable rubber compounding (HCR) area and the room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) area of the S.W.S. Silicone Corporation, (SIC-2821) Division of the Stauffer Chemical Company in Adrian, Michigan was investigated on January 28 to 29 and April 6 to 7, 1976. The investigation was requested by an authorized employee representative. Area sampling and nondirected medical interviews were conducted during the first visit. Half of the 35 employees originally interviewed reported health problems. All but two of the silica (7631869) powder or mica (12001262) air samples were below recommended criteria of 3 milligrams per cubic meter and 20 million particles per cubic foot, respectively. Particulate concentrations were generally greater in the HCR area. Skin rash, upper respiratory irritation and congestion, colds, nasal sores, short breath, wheezing, and coughing were among the symptoms reported by the workers. The authors recommend that high efficiency particulate be used in the mixing operation and that workers use protective clothing and gloves. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Aluminum Silicates Dust Environmental Monitoring Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Skin Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-sampling Chemical-factory-workers Clinical-symptoms Control-methods Fumed Silica Powders Gases Hazard-Unconfirmed HCR Compounding Heat-stress HHE-75-183-303 Industrial-processes Medical-examinations Medical-screening Mica NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 5 RTV Rubber Standards Synthetic-resins

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE75183303
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Adrian (MI) ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  12 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Gilles, Dawn M. ; Zumwalde, Ralph D. ; Perone, Vernon P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00101001
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-166326
• 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 75-183-303, 1976 Jun ; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Mica (CAS RN 12001-26-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2821 - Plastics materials and resins - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c08fb51b040fb62299e04e4aa02eaf03fba0cc62f0a26f12072ad91cc1a23450e60dc6ce677c7b8673918394158c80637ae3d65bc9edb96889da4ff95d7873ee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173596/cdc_173596_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.98 MB ]