An industrial hygiene study of polyurethane foam insulation manufacturing at CPR, Upjohn Company, Torrance, California.

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• Personal Author:
  Haggerty EJ ; Reisdorf RP
• Description:
  Worker exposures to diphenyl-methane-diisocyanate (101688) (MDI), toluene-diisocyanate (26471625) (TDI), fluorotrichloromethane (75694), alpha-methyl-styrene (98839), dimethylethanolamine (108010), dimethylcyclohexylamine (98942), and methylene-chloride (75092) were surveyed at the CPR, Division of the Upjohn Company (SIC-3079) in Torrance, California, on October 24 and 25, 1979, as part of an industrywide industrial hygiene characterization of the thermal insulation manufacturing and application activities. The company employed an unspecified number of workers. The medical program included preemployement physical examinations and annual examinations for all employees, medical examination following an overt exposure to hazardous chemicals and surveillance of employees sensitized to isocyanate compounds. Medical records were available for the preceding 20 years. The company had a safety program and an industrial hygiene program. Production workers were required to use protective equipment. MDI, TDI, fluorotrichloromethane, alpha- methyl-styrene, dimethylethanolamine and dimethylcyclohexylamine concentrations ranged from 0.005 to 0.002, 0.022 to 0.31, 0.95 to 321.0, 0.16 to 0.67, 0.02 to 0.22 and 0.007 to 0.81 parts per million (ppm), respectively. The time weighted average exposure to methylene-chloride was 11ppm. Two personal samples exceeded the OSHA standard of 0.02ppm for TDI. No other samples exceeded existing OSHA standards. Currently there are no recommended limits for exposures to dimethylethanolamine and dimethylcyclohexylamine. The authors recommend the use of local exhaust ventilation controls and the implementation of a respiratory protection program to reduce exposure to TDI concentrations.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Behavior Fatigue Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Control-methods Field-Study Health-services Health-surveys Industrial-processes Insulation-materials NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-health-programs Plastic-products Region-9 Workplace-studies

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  1-28
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00109861
• 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 69-12, 1980 Jun; :1-28
• CAS Registry Number:
  Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8) ; Toluene diisocyanate (CAS RN 26471-62-5) ; Trichloromonofluoromethane (CAS RN 75-69-4) ; a-Methylstyrene (CAS RN 98-83-9) ; 2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol (CAS RN 108-01-0) ; N,N-Dimethylcyclohexylamine (CAS RN 98-94-2) ; Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Performing Organization:
  Enviro Control, Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f5b6af1508919cb79616109e6beac13e26da8fed6faaef322fd1bded114b9c0549f44f6e9ac48f290236e59418bd4091034a12e45eb8d9d6a09bbb970f47ac06
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179090/cdc_179090_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.02 MB ]