Walk-through survey report at Drexel Heritage Furnishings Inc., Drexel, North Carolina.

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• Personal Author:
  Lees P ; Matanoski GM ; O'Toole J
• Description:
  Worker exposure to paint materials were studied at Drexel Heritage Furnishing, Incorporated (SIC-2512) in Drexel, North Carolina, from July 31 to August 1, 1978. The company was under consideration for inclusion in a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational paint materials exposure. Approximately 1,000 of the employees at the facility were assigned to the finishing operations surveyed. Medical services were furnished by one nurse in each complex. Personnel records provided demographic information and department assignments. Numerous types of wood stains, thinners, solvent, sealers, lacquers, printing inks, and fillers and glazes were used. Exposure control methods at the facility were representative of the furniture industry in general. The authors recommend that the Drexel Heritage facility by included in the NIOSH paint hazard survey.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Body Fluids Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Insecticides Laboratories Occupational Health Porphyrins Safety
• Keywords:
  Biostatistics Field-Study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Paints Region-4
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  1-25
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00111343
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 74-13, 1979 Jul; :1-25
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2512 - Upholstered household furniture - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d901ec76c957bae12aec55bbc5c1ac23612f2c7d409a2db96f12f6d45a744e772a926b709140c34d579556ad33b15ce3ae63e81f98e3cca14f9aacc8275d54e6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179099/cdc_179099_DS1.pdf
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