Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 73-103-128: American Standard Fiberglass: Stockton, California

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• Personal Author:
  Bodner, Arnold H. ; Butler, George J. ; Okawa, Melvin T.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Air samplings and medical interviews conducted at a fiberglass tubs and showers manufacturing plant indicate that the mixture of styrene (100425) and methylene bisphenyl isocyanate is toxic at the concentrations experienced by the workers employed in this process. The effectiveness of the mechanical exhaust system is nullified by the lack of sufficient make-up air in the plant. The workers complain of respiratory and skin irritation, upset stomach, vomiting, anorexia, numb extremities, and headaches. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Digestive System Digestive System Diseases Dust Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Isocyanates Occupational Health Plastics Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Skin Skin Diseases Styrene Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-contaminants Air-quality-measurement Cyanates Exhaust-ventilation Gastrointestinal-system-disorders Hazards-Confirmed HHE-73-103-128 MDI Methylene Bisphenyl Isocyanate NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication OSHA Region 9 Respiratory-system-disorders Skin-disorders Styrene Toxicity

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE73103128
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Stockton (CA) ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  9 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027296
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-232736
• 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 73-111-125, 1974 Mar ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2cfb5f1e756657a08fd5abf0c27d4a1b60e2f76b3446e433f97683a22bcef8e32a26bf212e371ce075b5a6dc494b03fd79eb07d59ff11264150cbb2d60a97988
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174154/cdc_174154_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.66 MB ]