Health Hazard Evaluation 72-40: Ford Motor Company: Lorain, Ohio

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Hazard Evaluation 72-40-52: Ford Motor Company: Lorain, Ohio
• Personal Author:
  Apol, Arvin G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Evaluation of hazards from exposure to acetone (67641), carbon- monoxide (630080), methyl-chloroform (71556), mineral spirits, toluene (108883), and xylene (108383), and also from paint dust, synthetic and cleaned cotton fibers, and fiberglass. Data are given for the toxic effects and standard concentration of the chemicals, and the respirable fractions for inert or nuisance dusts. Results indicate that the chemicals are not toxic and the nuisance dust levels not hazardous in the amounts used in the automotive company surveyed. Recommendations include installation of local exhaust ventilation, and dilute ventilation in specific areas, supply of fresh air to the toe-in pits in assembly lines, improved housekeeping, respirators for painters, provision of a maintenance program to control vapors, mists and gases, and environmental monitoring in areas where employees are significantly exposed to carbon-monoxide, including blood analysis for carboxyhemoglobin. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Original title is missing part of the report number – full number is shown in alternate title
• Subjects:
  Acetone Blood Dust Environmental Pollution Glass Hazardous Substances Hematologic Tests Occupational Health Poisoning Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety Solvents Toluene Ventilation Xylenes

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality-control Aromatic-hydrocarbons Blood-chemistry Blood-poisoning Carbon Monoxide Environmental-contaminants Fiberglass Hazards-Unconfirmed HHE-72-40-52 Methyl Chloroform Mineral Spirits NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication Organic-solvents OSHA Region 5 Paint Dust Synthetic & Cleaned Cotton Fibers Toxic-gases Toxic-substances Ventilation-systems Xylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE724052
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Lorain (OH) ; 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:
  21 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Kramkowski, Richard S. ; Hendricks, Russell H. ; Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027232
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-229112
• 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 72-40-52, 1973 Jun ; :1-18
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; m-Xylene (CAS RN 108-38-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3730fcce42cb2ed3aa2c53fd3fd3963599864ae451a8ec47281721717cea9f38ab6a0ff76d1650a598979fe8f3f9cc13293c0e8f907cbd7235e4e61d8f5ce8e4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174213/cdc_174213_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.00 MB ]