Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 78-77-659: R. L. Polk Company: Cincinnati, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Gorman, Richard W. ; Price, James H.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An environmental and medical survey was conducted in the Graphic Services Department (SIC-7333) of R. L. Polk Company, in Cincinnati, Ohio between June 1978 and December 1979. An employee representative requested the survey on behalf of 18 workers who were exposed to chemicals during operation of a newly installed platemaker machine
  
  the workers had complained of upper respiratory problems, burning of the eyes and mouth, and skin irritations shortly after the equipment was introduced. Personal breathing zone samples, samples of the liquid premix toner and offset dispersant, and swipe samples were analyzed. The workers were given nondirected medical questionnaires, and one employee was skin tested with the undisclosed ingredients of the premix toner (Isopar G). The toner and dispersant samples contained small amounts of several polyamines and polymethacrylates. Average personal exposures were 11.0 parts per million (ppm) to isodecane (34464385), less than 1ppm to 1,1,1- trichloroethane (71556), 10ppm to perchloroethylene (127184), and from 5.5 to 18ppm to methylene-chloride (75092). Seven workers reported irritation, headaches, and dizziness when the equipment was in use. The worker who was skin tested had a positive reaction to isodecane, and was relocated to a different work area. The authors conclude that no hazard exists at this company. They recommend improved ventilation, the use of protective gloves, and improved chemical waste disposal and storage. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  
  
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Amines Coloring Agents Diagnosis Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Headache Hypersensitivity Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Printing Safety Skin Solvents Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-sampling Burning Of The Eyes And Mouth Chemical-exposure Coloring-materials Data-collection Diagnostic-techniques Electrostatic Premix Toner Graphics Hazards-Unconfirmed Headaches HHE-78-77-659 Isodecane NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Organics OSHA Region 5 Photography-art-and-graphics Physiological-effects Platemaker Printers Skin Irritation Standards

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7877659
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Cincinnati (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:
  7 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Morris, Linda
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00093759
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-163165
• 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 78-77-659, 1980 Jan ; :1-13
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Methylnonane (CAS RN 34464-38-5) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Perchloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4) ; Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7333 - Commercial Photography and Art - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b8b92336549cf56c4ff48f66039a34ce7d94834bf56891168b0f4ab55349962391cd791f96a60b9445c3a49b724141a06f125ea8a0d38efbf323f54a902ebbb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173705/cdc_173705_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.30 MB ]