Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 75-185-300: Litho Art Inc.: 175 Varick Street, New York, N.Y.

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• Personal Author:
  Kingsley, Irving ; Rostand, Robert A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A Health Hazard Evaluation investigation was conducted by NIOSH on January 9 and February 12, 1976, at Litho Art, Inc., in New York City, a facility engaged in lithographic operations (SIC-2795). The survey was prompted by a request from an authorized representative of the 7 affected employees alleging that the lithographic strippers were in contact with unknown toxic substances that produce skin rashes on the hands. Evaluation of routine operating conditions, including the limited use of chemicals, revealed that the workers were not exposed to hazardous concentrations of airborne contaminants. The results of the medical investigation revealed some abnormalities of the skin of the hands, although it did not appear that these conditions represented occupational contact dermatitis. Recommendations for better hand care are made. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Dermatitis Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Printing Safety Skin Skin Diseases Solvents

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-quality Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-75-185-300 Industrial-plants Lithographic Strippers NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 2 Printing-industry Skin-disorders Skin Rash

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE75185300
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; New York (NY) ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00075009
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-166219
• 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 75-185-300, 1976 Jun ; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2795 - Lithographic Platemaking Services - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:48b06399a0a2cf03fb33918deb462a74208fffd6ea87b4b9856b1fa0a6dd6ec7fd7ec215807b10056d500739e31e2915b812c5be9ad298de6c05220d20d20edd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173875/cdc_173875_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 271.99 KB ]