Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 78-57-579: Amoco Texas Refining Company: Texas City, Texas

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• Personal Author:
  Elesh, W. Elva ; Markel, Harry L. Jr.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and medical evaluations were conducted on May 2, 1978 at the quality control laboratory of the Amoco Texas Refining Company (SIC-2911), in Texas City, Texas in response to a request from an authorized employee representative of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union to determine possible toxic exposure to benzene (71432) among approximately 60 employees. Personal and general air samples were analyzed for benzene, toluene (108883), and xylene (1330207) content. Medical interviews were conducted and relevant medical records of nine laboratory workers were reviewed. Air sample analysis revealed no benzene, toluene, or xylene concentrations above applicable OSHA standards (30, 750, and 435 milligrams per cubic meter, 8 hour time weighted average, respectively). The authors conclude that there was no medical evidence of benzene toxicity in this work force. Recommendations resulting from the evaluation include keeping toxic chemical exposure to a minimum, instructing workers in continued adherence to good hygiene and health practices, and medically observing those workers who show persistent, though non-work related, blood abnormalities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Benzene Blood Hazardous Substances Hematologic Tests Laboratories Labor Unions Occupational Health Petroleum Safety Toluene Xylenes

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• Keywords:
  Air-contaminants Blood-chemistry Blood Screening Hazards-Unconfirmed HHE-78-57-579 Industrial-hygiene Medical-screening NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 6 Petroleum-refining Research-laboratories Safety-education Scientific-personnel Toxic-substances Unions Xylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7857579
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Texas ; Texas City (TX) ; OSHA Region 6
• 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:
  12 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00092143
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-196710
• 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 78-57-579, 1979 Apr ; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2911 - Petroleum refining - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2a2e7bfd36ef3c1547c9052f07cab1a2b584616d3ca0315da1fe32bedae1b07bedfb1e3b95ff368380a48e63bf12a23fee1f5a71b24e409fa00dfc39b7859275
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173750/cdc_173750_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]