Details:

• Personal Author:
  Ruhe, Raymond L. ; Donohue, Michael T.

  Ruhe, Raymond L. ; Donohue, Michael T. Less -
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On October 24 to 26, 1978, and June 19 and 20, 1979, breathing zone and general area samples were collected to determine possible toxic exposures to benzene (71432), trichloroethylene (79016), methyl- ethyl-ketone (78933), naphthalene (91203), total particulate, and dioctyl-phthalate (117840) at Dresser Industries, Inc., (SIC-3312) in Bradford, Pennsylvania. An authorized representative requested the evaluation on behalf of the approximately 50 affected employees. Battery operated vacuum pumps were used for sampling, and analysis was performed by gas chromatography. Two sets of samples indicated that main spray and coating operators were exposed to concentrations of total particulates (70 and 142, and 50 and 96 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), respectively) that exceeded the OSHA standard (15mg/m3). All other environmental measurements were within OSHA limits. The investigators recommend strict control of benzene and trichloroethylene, yearly physical examinations, personal protective equipment and instruction on its proper use, and improved cleaning methods and maintenance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
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  Air Pollutants, Occupational Benzene Butanones Carcinogens Diethylhexyl Phthalate Naphthalenes Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Plastics Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs / Injuries Staff Development Trichloroethylene Ventilation
• Keywords:
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  Air-sampling Chemical-exposure Coating-engraving-and-allied-services Coating-materials Coating Operators Confined-space-operations Dioctyl Phthalate Hazards-Confirmed HHE-78-91-621 Industrial-factory-workers Industrial-hygiene Methyl Ethyl Ketone Naphthalene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Nylon Dipper Operators OSHA Region 3 Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-protection Spray Operators Total Particulate
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7891621
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; Bradford (PA) ; OSHA Region 3

  Pennsylvania ; Bradford (PA) ; OSHA Region 3 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:
  17 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P.;Shea, Linda;McGlothlin, James D.;Morris, Linda;
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  00092417
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-193063
• 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 78-91-621, 1979 Oct; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Naphthalene (CAS RN 91-20-3) ; Dioctyl phthalate (CAS RN 117-84-0)

  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Naphthalene (CAS RN 91-20-3) ; Dioctyl phthalate (CAS RN 117-84-0) Less -
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3312 - Blast furnaces and steel mills - (SIC 1987)
• Resource Number:
  HHE-78-91-621
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173728/cdc_173728_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF-3.05 MB]