Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 75-89-344: Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company: Rock Hill, South Carolina

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• Personal Author:
  Rosensteel, Robert E. ; Tanaka, Shiro
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A combined environmental-medical survey was conducted at a textile printing (SIC-3552) and finishing (SIC-2843) company by assessing the levels of acetaldehyde (75070), acetic-acid (64197), acetone (67641), butyraldehyde (123728), formaldehyde (50000), isobutyraldehyde (78842), carbon-dioxide (124389), carbon-monoxide (630080), crotonaldehyde (123739), formic-acid (64186), methyl-ethyl- ketone (78933) and oil mist in the air, and by obtaining medical histories and conducting physical examinations and respiratory function tests. Carbon-monoxide was the most significant contaminant identified in the work environment, at levels only slightly lower than those established by the NIOSH recommended standard for carbon-monoxide. Headaches may be associated, at least in part, with environmental levels of carbon-monoxide measured since individual susceptibility varies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aldehydes Diagnosis Environmental Monitoring Formaldehyde Hazardous Substances Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety Smokers Solvents Textile Industry Toxicology Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Carbon Monoxide Diagnostic-tests Exposure-limits Hazards-Unconfirmed HHE-75-89-344 Irritation NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication Organic-acids Organic-solvents OSHA Region 4 Pulmonary Function Smoke Textile Finishing Textiles-industry Toxic-gases

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7589344
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  South Carolina ; Rock Hill (SC) ; OSHA Region 4
• 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:
  32 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Kominsky, John R. ; Roper, C. Paul. ; Schutte, Norbert P. ; Rostand, Robert A. ; Schutte, George R. ; Stringer, William T. ; Lowe, Dorothy
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00057814
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-269132
• 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 75-89-344, 1976 Nov ; :1-32
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetaldehyde (CAS RN 75-07-0) ; Acetic acid (CAS RN 64-19-7) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Butyraldehyde (CAS RN 123-72-8) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Isobutyraldehyde (CAS RN 78-84-2) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Crotonaldehyde (CAS RN 123-73-9) ; Formic acid (CAS RN 64-18-6) ; Methyl ethyl ketone [MEK] (CAS RN 78-93-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3552 - Textile machinery - (SIC) ; 2843 - Surface active agents - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1df957d2a6f8f06b9b15bec1419e8570d294c85e77391034d80407cbb3303d7fdf70d9f62cf56d8d562b4900f36a1bc1e1c200ac916137cf5db86156bf657e7c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173980/cdc_173980_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.92 MB ]