Industrial hygiene report perchloroethylene at Gold Medal Cleaners 1123 Central Avenue, (Wilmette) Chicago, Illinois.

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• Personal Author:
  Roberts DR
• Description:
  Worker exposures to perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) were surveyed at Gold Medal Cleaner (SIC-7216) in Chicago, Illinois in July 16, 1979. The company employed 11 workers. Time weighted average (TWA) personal exposures to PCE ranged from 0.5 to 33 parts per million (ppm). Peak exposures for 5 minute samples were 7.3 and 51ppm, and peak exposure for one 15 minute sample was 24ppm. All samples were below OSHA standards of 100ppm for TWA exposures, and 200 and 300ppm for 15 and 5 minute peak exposures, respectively. The author recommends the PCE exposures by 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, exhaust ventilation should be installed, workers should be informed about PCE hazards, and equipment and PCE storage containers should be inspected periodically.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Cancer Carcinogens Control-methods Dry-cleaning-industry Field-Study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Protective-equipment 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:
  Illinois ; 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:00105091
• 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 71-39, 1980 Aug; :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-512:7214fb7d782fd15ffe7f15223f67be79d276c701b14437266b9f20c94f0226d16dab023eba1fe4c7533f2b43f5d361e0a39925cc6753213aa8f3f857457d326d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178977/cdc_178977_DS1.pdf
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