Detailed industrial hygiene survey: formaldehyde production, Celanese Chemical Company, Inc., Bishop, Texas.

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• Personal Author:
  Barrett GJ ; Dunn DW ; Hedley WH ; Holmes L ; Johnson ML ; McKinnnery WN
• Description:
  A survey to assess techniques to control occupational exposure to formaldehyde (50000) and methanol (67561) was conducted at the Celanese Chemical Company (SIC-2819) formaldehyde production unit at Bishop, Texas, in October 1982. Occupational exposure to formaldehyde was expected to be low since the production process was isolated and enclosed, except for the process sample, and the loading and discharge points. Other control measures included water scrubbers on the formaldehyde storage tanks, enclosed ventilation systems, natural ventilation, and the use of personal protective equipment. The results of analysis of the formaldehyde samples were considered unreliable and were discarded. Breathing zone samples of methanol showed generally low concentrations. It was noted that since methanol was produced at the facility and the necessity of unloading trucks or rail cars was eliminated, a major source of methanol exposure was eliminated. The authors conclude that the workers are not overexposed to methanol on a short or long term basis. Due to the lack of analytical data, no conclusions concerning formaldehyde exposure could be drawn; however, engineering controls appear to be effective.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Electrical Equipment And Supplies Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  Chemical-manufacturing-industry Control-systems Control-technology Exposure-levels Field-Study Health-protection Industrial-ventilation Lung-irritants NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Contract NIOSH-Survey Region-6 Ventilation-systems

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB11419b
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-95
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00133582
• 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, ECTB 114- 19b, 1983 Nov; :1-95
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Methanol (CAS RN 67-56-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• NORA Priority Area:
  Control-technology
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2819 - Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dacd765af6919a168973eb8854b37b1941aedc2773dd2dfcb92fd912f0e04c61d604a190a4686af297f60026ea865533a44dfed0c220437c8bd6a9a6a18863bc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179587/cdc_179587_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.85 MB ]