Details:

• Personal Author:
  Moseley, Clifford L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Area and personal air samples were analyzed for concentrations of perchloroethylene (127184) and methyl-chloroform (71556) at 14 of 16 optical shops employing members of Local 841 of the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists (SIC-3861) in New York City, New York. Samples were collected between April 30 and May 4, 1979. A representative from union Local 841 requested the evaluation of 52 employees in 16 shops. Nine employees were exposed to concentrations of perchloroethylene ranging from 487 to 1,606 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) and one employee was exposed to concentrations of methyl chloroform greater than 7,195 mg/m3. These exposures exceeded the OSHA 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) standard of 670mg/m3 for for perchloroethylene and 1,900mg/m3 TWA for a for methyl-chloroform. The authors conclude that there is a hazard to employees from exposure to perchlorethylene. He recommends that airborne concentrations of perchloroethylene be minimized and preferably eliminated altogether by use of a less hazardous substitute, proper methods of solvent disposal be followed, contaminated areas be cleaned up immediately after a spill to minimize evaporation, adequate room ventilation be supplied and maintained, direct skin contact be avoided by using gloves. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
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  Air Movements Air Pollutants, Occupational Carcinogens Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Solvents Ventilation
• Keywords:
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  Air-contaminants Air-flow Chemical-hazards Film Opticals Hazard-Confirmed HHE-79-42-685 Methyl Chloroform NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 2 Perchloroethylene Protective-clothing Solvents
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7942685
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; New York (NY) ; OSHA Region 2

  New York ; New York (NY) ; OSHA Region 2 Less -
• 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:
  Schutte, Norbert P.;Evans, William;Peter, David;Edelbrock, David;Morris, Linda;
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00099396
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-211584
• 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 79-42-685, 1980 Apr;:1-20;
• CAS Registry Number:
  Perchloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6)

  Perchloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) Less -
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3861 - Photographic equipment and supplies - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173655/cdc_173655_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF-2.12 MB]