Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 80-108-705: Corporation of Veritas: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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• Personal Author:
  Chrostek, Walter J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An environmental survey was conducted on April 17, 1980 in the paint stripping area at Veritas (SIC-1799) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Management requested the evaluation to determine worker exposure to methylene-chloride (75092) vapors. The breathing zone time weighted average (TWA) exposure at the paint stripping operation ranged from 633 to 1017 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3). At the sanding operation, the operators' TWA was 661mg/m3. Measurements of short term high intensity exposure ranged up to 4,880mg/m3 in the paint stripping operations. Workers reported symptoms of dizziness and tiredness. The OSHA criteria for methylene-chloride exposure is 1,740mg/m3 for an 8 hour time weighted average. The authors conclude that a health hazard from exposure to methylene-chloride exists at this facility. They recommend environmental controls, personal protection and medical surveillance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Methylene Chloride Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Paint Respiratory System Safety Solvents Ventilation Workplace
• Keywords:
  Controlled-atmospheres Dizziness Hazard-Confirmed HHE-80-108-705 Inhalation NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 3 Paint-removers Paint Stripping Special-trade-contractors Tiredness Work-environment

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80108705
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; Philadelphia (PA) ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  13 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  DiCostanza, Michelle
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00098071
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-101644
• 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 80-108-705, 1980 Jun ; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1799 - Special trade contractors, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:57e9e42c1f14cb7c8d7d06b2ec746df3c4bce15c5f8cccd4a1b4eca8626279e2354b7a1b766d0b69825c491c0487d9ce723111d380814e4d91cd5ec229687952
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173687/cdc_173687_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.43 MB ]