Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 77-127-516: Goodyear Aerospace Corporation: Akron, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Kominsky, John R. ; Rinsky, Robert C. ; Stroman, Raymond E.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and medical surveys were conducted on March 28 and 29, 1978 to evaluate exposure to various paints and solvents by spray painters in Departments 541 and 661, at Goodyear Aerospace Corporation (SIC-3728) in Akron, Ohio. The evaluation was requested by an authorized representative of the United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local Number 856, on behalf of 22 affected employees. Environmental samples indicated airborne chromium(VI) (7440473) concentrations in excess of the 100 micrograms per cubic meter OSHA standard. None of the other test chemicals exceeded their respective environmental criteria. The medical surveys did not reveal conclusive evidence of exposure related symptoms. The authors conclude that the production spray painters in Department 661 are exposed to toxic concentrations of carcinogenic chromium(VI) as zinc-chromate (13530659). They recommend that existing environmental and medical surveillance programs be revised, that a respiratory protection program be provided and maintained until engineering controls are instituted, and that existing work practices and procedures be reviewed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Carcinogens Chromium Environmental Monitoring Ergonomics Hazardous Substances Labor Unions Metals, Heavy Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Paint Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Solvents Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-pollutants Air-sampling Chromium (VI) Environmental-engineering Hazard-Confirmed Heavy-metals HHE-77-127-516 Humans NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 5 Paint-primers Paint-spraying Respiratory-protection Spray Painters Toxic-materials Unions Zinc Chromate

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE77127516
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Akron (OH) ; 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:
  34 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Ruhe, Raymond L. ; Goetz, Carol
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00099488
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-143810
• 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 77-127-516, 1978 Aug ; :1-35
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Zinc chromate (CAS RN 13530-65-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3728 - Aircraft parts and equipment, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:292f5527c95d11745ea20705d24e8f74f67cbf1993297200c95a88dfa04817642e9a31dce853bb75402804df04389655c71d97d25c0982797be552e0a2b9907b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173610/cdc_173610_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.85 MB ]