Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 77-76-438: Stanley Structures: Denver, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A Health Hazard Evaluation investigation was conducted by NIOSH on July 29, 1977, at the pattern and carpenter shop of Stanley Structures, Denver, Colorado, a facility that made wood molds and patterns (SIC-2499) that are used for the production of prestressed concrete patterns. The survey was prompted by a request from the management to evaluate potential hazards associated with exposures to styrene (100425), acetone (67641), methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933), and isopropanol (67630) during the manufacture of wood molds and patterns. Environmental sampling and employee interviews revealed that a health hazard did not exist at the time of evaluation. A fire hazard existed throughout the area where the hazard evaluation was conducted. Recommendations are made for the installation of adequate fire prevention devices and for the initiation of a respiratory program. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acetone Butanones Environmental Monitoring Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Solvents Styrene Ventilation Wood
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Alcohols Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-77-76-438 Industrial-plants Isopropanol Ketones MEK Methyl Ethyl Ketone NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Organic-solvents OSHA Region 8 Wood Filler Wood Glue Woodworking

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7776438
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Denver (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:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074938
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-137475
• 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 77-76-438, 1977 Oct ; :1-5
• CAS Registry Number:
  Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Isopropyl alcohol (CAS RN 67-63-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2499 - Wood products, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a5e57b40f7f2be2d7e224f92aca7752d8d382114a3041ce3ca070370afca0fd29dc92c4c652ad9bed07473f8acf96e61e5091b95527e7346336365eddec587b4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173903/cdc_173903_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 341.43 KB ]