Industrial hygiene report perchloroethylene at Bradlin Cleaners, 649 Randolph Corner, Detroit, Michigan.

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• Personal Author:
  Roberts DR
• Description:
  Worker exposures to perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) were surveyed in May 18, 1979, at Bradlin Cleaners (SIC-7216) in Detroit, Michigan. The company employed 11 workers. Time weighted average (TWA) personal PCE exposures ranged from 3.3 to 51 parts per million (ppm), and 5 minute peak concentrations ranged from 74 to 115ppm. One 15 minute sample yielded 52ppm PCE. All exposures were within OSHA TWA, 5 minute and 15 minute PCE standards of 100, 300 and 200, respectively. The author recommends that PCE exposures be kept as low as possible since the carcinogenicity of the compound has not been established. Workers should be provided with preplacement physical examinations, respirators and protective clothing, improved ventilation should be installed around all dry cleaning machines and recovery units, and workers should be informed about PCE hazards. Other recommendations include periodic inspection of equipment and PCE storage containers, direct piping of PCE solvent to the base tank of the dry cleaning machines, and proper disposal of PCE solvent residues.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer Carcinogens Control-methods Dry-cleaning-industry Field-Study Industrial-equipment Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 Standards Workplace-studies

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; 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:00105090
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 71-38, 1980 Jul; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7216 - Drycleaning plants, except rug - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:09cdcfe81497cb3d10de1be2340edefddab4457f5282f8f62f44a3c9288282e69c887438334815e881181d0a1df56bd963f9983b569a1910b2adfcc08e31a4ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178976/cdc_178976_DS1.pdf
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