Industrial hygiene survey of the E. I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Plastic Products and Resins Dept., Cellophane-Clysar Plant, Clinton, Iowa.

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• Personal Author:
  Zaebst DD
• Description:
  Worker exposures to carbon-disulfide (75150) (CS2) were surveyed in the cellophane/clysar department at the Clinton, Iowa facility of E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company, Incorporated (SIC-3079) on August 31 and September 1, 1977 and March 20 to 23, 1978. About 1,000 workers were employed in the department. Personnel records, work processes, medical services, and control methods were reviewed. Personal and area air samples were collected in several areas to determine CS2 exposures. Average 8 hour time weighted average CS2 exposures ranged from 2.39 to 6.99 parts per million (ppm) for the eight jobs categories surveyed. General area time weighed average CS2 concentrations ranged from 2.28 to 11.75ppm. Hydrogen-sulfide (7783064) concentrations in the casting and coagulating bath areas averaged 0.29ppm. The author concludes that CS2 and hydrogen- sulfide exposures at this facility do not pose significant hazards. Recommendations are included for continued use of respirators and periodic personal exposure monitoring.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Field-Study Health-surveys Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Plastics-industry Region-7
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  1-42
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00117367
• 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 75-10, 1978 Sep; :1-42
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon disulfide (CAS RN 75-15-0) ; Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• 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-512:74ddae9c9aab0a29546b09aae7e432c1612f6b00e22dfab8a0ab609213f7e27b1aec538fda2ff7bb529478ce9c1a9946c612b64a09e7998acfc055020d587b93
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179123/cdc_179123_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.50 MB ]