Summary plant observation report and evaluation for 1,1,2,2- tetrachloroethane.

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Report of visits to Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corporation, which is the only company in the U.S. making 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (79345), and White Chemical Corporation, which is the largest user. The chemical processes involved, medical aspects, labeling and posting, personal protective equipment and clothing, employee information and training, work practices, sanitation and environmental monitoring are given for each plant. No health or serious handling problems are reported in spite of the high toxicity of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane; this is ascribed to awareness of the problem and use of closed systems almost totally outdoors. Both companies make use of the Manufacturing Chemists Association Chemical Safety Data Sheet in their training programs; a copy of it is included in this report. (Contract No. 099-74-0031)
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Aging Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  1-1-2-2-Tetrachloroethane Chemical-manufacturing-industry Chemical-processing-industry Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Contract-099-74-0031 NIOSH-Contract Protective-clothing Safety-measures Toxic-substances
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-30
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00068143
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1976 Jan; :1-30
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (CAS RN 79-34-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:77d26bca46653f24afed91d9beeae0f394ba6341b5b7612ce37925801eafab9f52401e7e6978d341cad3429ff03527a2d2158c8d6c0a5439706e685f13989fb4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178776/cdc_178776_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.13 MB ]