Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 79-132-673: Lance Corporation: Hudson, Massachusetts

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• Personal Author:
  Love, John R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Personal breathing and general area air samples were analyzed for lead (7439921), methyl-ethyl-ketone-peroxide (1338234) (MEKP), styrene (108883), xylene (1330207) and nuisance particulates at the Lance Corporation, (SIC-3269 and SIC-3914), Hudson, Massachusetts, sometime between August 20, 1979 and January 11, 1980. An authorized employer's representative of the corporation requested the evaluation for an unspecified number of employees. Twelve of the 40 samples exceeded the OSHA recommended criteria of 0.05 milligrams of lead per cubic meter of air (mg/m3). The other airborne contaminants were well below their respective OSHA recommended criteria. NIOSH concluded that a lead exposure hazard existed in the finishing and buffing areas, and a potential hazard existed in the toolroom. Recommendations included improvement of local exhaust ventilation and personal hygiene. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acetone Air Pollutants, Occupational Blood Ceramics Environmental Monitoring Lead Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Styrene Toluene Ventilation Xylenes

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• Keywords:
  Air-contaminants Air-sampling Bonded Porcelain Hazard-Confirmed HHE-79-132-673 Industrial-processes Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide (MEKP) NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 1 Pewter Pottery-products Silverware-and-platedware Standards Ventilation-systems

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE79132673
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Hudson (MA) ; OSHA Region 1
• 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:
  17 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Singal, Mitchell ; Kominsky, John R. ; Ahrenholz, Steven H. ; Smith, Dave ; Foley, David ; Morris, Linda
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00095242
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-192073
• 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 79-132-673, 1980 Mar ; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (CAS RN 1338-23-4) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3269 - Pottery products, not elsewhere classified - (SIC) ; 3914 - Silverware and plated ware - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fb16419e1bbfaca6e0193839b9a03a2fd60d98d9543963f2a9637628081573dc29d0a94cf23c354e010488cf6b74f12515add08d9177ae52e9cf0909d51365e3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173689/cdc_173689_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.62 MB ]