Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report no. HHE-79-64-593: Pennsylvania Social Services Union: Local 668, SEIU, AFL-CIO; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chrostek WJ

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHHE7964593

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Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report no. HHE-79-64-593: Pennsylvania Social Services Union: Local 668, SEIU, AFL-CIO; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1979/05/01
By Chrostek WJ
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Chrostek WJ
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

Atmospheric sampling was conducted in and around the offices of the Pennsylvania Social Services Union in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to evaluate reported airborne exposures of xylene (1330207) vapors and other solvent odors emanating from an adjacent building occupied by Rich-Art Graphics, a silk screen printer. The evaluation was requested by an authorized representative of approximately 10 employees of Pennsylvania Social Services Union, Local 668, SEIU, AFL-CIO. The employees had complained of headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and eye irritation allegedly caused by the odors. Detector tube readings of benzene (71432), acetone (67641), methyl ethyl ketone (78933), xylene, and toluene (108883) all were below the lower limit of detection for the specific contaminant. It is recommended that future reports of the detection of these odors should be forwarded to the Philadelphia Air Management inspector.
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Headache Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs, Injuries
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Air-sampling Commercial-photography-and-art Dizziness Eye Irritation Hazards-Unconfirmed Headaches HHE-79-64-593 Nausea NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards OSHA Region 3 Silk Screen Printer Solvents Unions Vomiting Xylene
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7964593
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 3

Pennsylvania ; 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:

1-6
NIOSHTIC Number:

00091557
NTIS Accession Number:

PB80-147192
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 79-64-593, 1979 May; :1-6
CAS Registry Number:

Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3)

Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) Less -
Federal Fiscal Year:

1979
Peer Reviewed:

False
Resource Number:

HHE-79-64-593
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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