Health Hazard Evaluation Report 72-48: Barcol Overdoor Co., Inc.: Sheffield, Illinois

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Report 72-48-35: Barcol Overdoor Co., Inc.: Sheffield, Illinois
• Personal Author:
  Hervin, Raymond L. ; Polakoff, Phillip L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Evaluation of hazards from a contact cement containing primarily polychloroprene, mineral spirits, and toluene used in manufacturing wooden overhead doors. Eight-hour time weighted concentration is given for each component of the cement. Survey of exposed workers does not show adverse clinical effects
  
  but toluene (108883) is determined toxic at the concentrations found in the workers' environment for the gluing area and vicinity. Contact of the eyes with liquid toluene results in burns of varying degrees of severity, producing opacities and corneal burns. Toluene is also a skin irritant although poorly absorbed by the intact skin. Recommendations include improvement of ventilation in the gluing area, provision of respirators, and careful handling, transportation and storage of solvents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Original title is missing part of the report number – full number is shown in alternate title
• Subjects:
  Adhesives Environmental Pollution Eye Diseases Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Polymers Safety Skin Skin Diseases Solvents Toluene

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• Keywords:
  Aromatic-hydrocarbons Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Chloroprenes Clinical-symptoms Contact Cement Environmental-contaminants Eye-disorders Gluing Hazard-Confirmed HHE-72-48-35 Mineral Spirits NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication Organic-solvents OSHA Region 5 Polychloroprene Polycyclic-compounds Skin-disorders Toxic-substances Wooden Overhead Doors

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE724835
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Sheffield (IL) ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  23 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Kramkowski, Richard S. ; Seymour, Martha J. ; Larkin, Robert L. ; Kupel, Richard E. ; Lowry, Larry K. ; Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027237
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-229646
• 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 72-48-35, 1973 Apr ; :1-22
• CAS Registry Number:
  Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:faac1e0f059172cb32440766a2f276507c2946bf10973f0082a03584af490bb606f1ccd453458582cb470f7bdfe9b051c3a53a55f289491cd330bf3e824795f9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174208/cdc_174208_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.73 MB ]