Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HHE-72-107-88: General Electric Company, Inc.: Madisonville Kentucky

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Ramos, Henry ; Shama, Steven K.
• Description:
  Petroleum distillate (naphtha) (8030306) vapors are found toxic at concentrations measured in the final assembly section of an electric company. Toxic effects of naphtha vapor exposure include dry throats, burning of eyes, mild headaches, dizziness, respiratory irritation and in some cases dermatitis from direct contact with the compound. Data are given for the plant process, evaluation design, evaluation methods, criteria, with discussion of environmental and medical investigation results. The health standard for naphtha is given as 2000 milligrams per cubic meter. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Occupational Health
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Safety
  • Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Publication; NIOSH-Author; HHE-72-107-88; Region-4; Hazard-Confirmed; Symptomatology; Skin-disorders; Toxic-gases; TLV; MAC; Respiratory-system-disorders; Nervous-system-disorders; Aromatic-hydrocarbons; Air-quality-control
• Source:
  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-72-107-88, 1973 Oct; :1-8
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027262
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-232564
• 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-72-107-88, 1973 Oct; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Naphtha (CAS RN 8030-30-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174187/cdc_174187_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d