In-Depth Survey Report: Control of Perchloroethylene (PCE) in Vapor Degreasing Operations, Site #3

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• Personal Author:
  Almaguer, Daniel ; Crouch, Keith G. ; Shulman, Stanley A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Description:
  Worker exposures to perchloroethylene (PCE) occur in a large number of industries where PCE is used for organic solvent vapor cleaning (degreasing). Solvent degreasing does not constitute a distinct industrial category, but is an integral part of many major industries. This report examines worker exposures to PCE during the loading and unloading of parts, and the performance of an open-top vapor degreaser. Air samples for PCE were collected over three days of degreasing operations. The PCE concentrations measured in the building ranged from 0.12 to 17.1 ppm. A review of the sampling results showed that the electroplaters utilizing the open-top vapor degreaser were not exposed to perchloroethylene concentrations in excess of the OSHA PEL.
• Subjects:
  Metals Occupational Health Safety Solvents Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Control-technology Metal-finishing Organic-solvents OSHA Region 4 Solvent-vapor-degreasing Solvent-vapors Ventilation-equipment Ventilation-hoods Ventilation-systems
• Series:
  Engineering and Physical Hazards Survey Reports
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHEPHB25617b
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; Southeastern States ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EPHB - Engineering and Physical Hazards Branch
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-23
• Contributor:
  Farwick, Daniel R.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022986
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2003-106070
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, EPHB 256-17b, 2002 Aug ; :1-23
• CAS Registry Number:
  Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology & Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3559 - Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2ad06e31cb89333b6b0cea9927fbf24247506dfdd4704bcc4c6b64d9eee3200e1346700eeb5c8802e72f0425edc00939a5093bb3beaa7285e711c9c9583c3f5e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174908/cdc_174908_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 651.68 KB ]