Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 77-122-695: Gould's Pumps, Inc.: Seneca Falls, N.Y.

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• Personal Author:
  Fannick, Nicholas L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An environmental survey was conducted on March 27, 1978 and August 2, 1979 at Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated (SIC-3728) in Seneca Falls, New York. An authorized representative of United Steelworkers of America, Local Number 3298, requested the investigation to evaluate possible hazards from exposure to chemicals contained in liquid resins used in the nonmetallic shop. The March survey revealed the presence of methyl-chloroform (71556), xylene (1330207), and styrene (100425) at concentrations well below OSHA limits of 1,900 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) for a time weighted average (TWA), 435mg/m3 TWA, and 420mg/m3 TWA respectively. The follow-up survey in August showed air concentrations of styrene ranging from undetectable to 220mg/m3, and of methyl-chloroform ranging from undetectable to 1.8mg/m3. The ventilation system airflow rate of 20,000 cubic feet per minute was adequate to remove vapors generated during the operation. The greatest exposure occurred to the lay up men who worked directly with the resin, but these men were exposed only for about 2.5 hours per day. The authors conclude that no health hazard currently exists but if production increases so that lay up becomes a full time activity this operation should be reevaluated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Polystyrenes Safety Solvents Styrene Xylenes
• Keywords:
  Air-renewal Chemical-properties Hazards-Unconfirmed HHE-77-122-695 Industrial-equipment Liquid Resins Methyl Chloroform NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Non-metallic-materials Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 2 Resinoids Styrene-resins Vapors

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE77122695
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Seneca Falls (NY) ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  8 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00098080
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-111239
• 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 77-122-695, 1980 Jun ; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• 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-512:4c105cb1ebd10a090eb6f12f2d525a343f63636aa0bcee6b57f9a914a6f657ff895d4c02b7ccd7a5aee39b146b12222e2bbb2afef97b553661f449ee5f496ead
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173679/cdc_173679_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 431.85 KB ]