Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 79-23-603: A.M.F. Head Division: Boulder, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Breathing zone air samples were collected and medical interviews were conducted on January 8, 30, and 31, 1979, at A.M.F. Head Division (SIC-2851), Boulder, Colorado. The evaluation was prompted by a request from the company management to determine potential toxic exposures of approximately 300 employees from a variety of solvents, paints, particulates, metal electroplating solutions, and isocyanates. Breathing zone samples were analyzed for methyl-ethyl- ketone (78933), toluene (108883), xylene (1330207), methylene chloride (75092), crystalline-silica (14808607), total particulates, methylene-bisphenyl-isocyanate (101688), chromium (7440473), nickel (7440020), asbestos (1332214), trichloroethane (71556) and naphtha (8030306). All samples were well within current OSHA standards. The medical interviews revealed no significant complaints. It is concluded that no hazard existed at the time of this evaluation, but several safety violations were cited including blocked passageways, underground storage of chemicals, and improper disposal of solvent soaked rags. Recommendations are made to store all chemical containers at ground level, enforce workplace hygiene practices, and brief workers periodically on the chemicals they use and their associated hazards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chromium Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Chromium Electroplating Hazards-Unconfirmed HHE-79-23-603 Isocyanates Medical-screening Miscellaneous-manufacturing NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 8 Paints Particulate Solvents

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7923603
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Boulder (CO) ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  15 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091560
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-147135
• 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 79-23-603, 1979 Jul ; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Silica, Crystalline (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; 4,4’-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Petroleum ether (CAS RN 8030-30-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2851 - Paints and allied products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:590385e4a721905474b7a712a72d0058e20951adc09b62880731802e59f72173e89bc189cf28fe003f2c36c379bc11cf26887b44c0d8a2c4ed366003d5abbd67
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173773/cdc_173773_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.17 MB ]