Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 74-117-251: Weyerhaeuser Treating Plant: De Queen, Arkansas

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• Personal Author:
  Lucas, James B. ; Markel, Harry L. Jr.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Based on the results of physical examinations, clinical laboratory studies, observed work practices, a pertinent literature review, and environmental sampling, definite toxic exposures resulting in chloracne from pentachlorophenol (PCP) (87865) contaminants are determined to occur in the Weyerhaeuser Treating Plant (SIC-4226), De Queen, Arkansas. The contaminant responsible for chloracne is 2,3,7,8, tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Recommendations include bagged PCP with less contaminating substances, personal hygiene of the workers, and development of an occupational medical program. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Phenol Safety Safety Management Skin Skin Diseases Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Chloracne Chloracnegens Chlorophenols Hazard-Confirmed HHE-74-117-251 Lumber Preservation Medical Surveillance NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 6 Pentachlorophenol Phenols Safety-measures Skin-disorders

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE74117251
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas ; De Queen (AR) ; OSHA Region 6
• 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:
  19 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Hendricks, Russell H. ; Perkins, James B. ; Hudson, Steven L. ; Lebrizzi, Joseph M. ; Siddoway, Judith I. ; Hervin, Raymond L. ; Brush, William ; Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00051769
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-249431
• 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 74-117-251, 1975 Dec ; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  Pentachlorophenol (CAS RN 87-86-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4226 - Special warehousing and storage, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f56b20c000af474aaac7867f6ca03c906231530aea6c5a1bcdd4848882415ae4bf5e1ce95b783f40f303d63cd7c9623bf5040ec94ca893c7940e9b6b94a11265
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174036/cdc_174036_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.18 MB ]