Solvent exposures in the shoe manufacturing industry.

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander M ; Gidley D ; Salazar A
• Description:
  Industrial hygiene surveys of solvent exposures in shoe manufacturing (SIC-3140) industries were summarized. Walk through surveys at 13 facilities and in depth studies at 3 shoe manufacturers were conducted. Personal and area air samples were analyzed for toluene (108883), benzene (71432), other organic solvent vapors, and total dust concentrations in the in depth surveys. All toluene concentrations were below the OSHA standard of 200 parts per million (ppm). All benzene samples were below the OSHA standard of 10ppm; however, 10 samples exceeded 1ppm. Most of the elevated benzene concentrations were observed in manual operations such as washing and cleaning in the finishing areas. Other organic solvents and particulate concentrations were below the relevant federal standards. The authors conclude that toluene does not constitute a health risk in the surveyed facilities. The unexpected elevated benzene concentrations that were observed probably arose from impurities in the toluene or other materials. It is recommended that a systemic search be made for the source of the benzene contamination and an effort be made to remove it.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Particulate Matter Preceptorship Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Airborne-dusts Contract-210-76-0162 Employee-exposure Exposure-levels Health-protection Industrial-chemicals NIOSH-Contract Occupational-exposure Toxic-vapors
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Place as Subject:
  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:
  1-88
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134889
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1982 Aug; :1-88
• CAS Registry Number:
  Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  314 - Footwear, except Rubber - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c87fa95917e7abbdb59c436d89a3fcf08277048ca19b2fa2de5732571a8a4c77d6ef44f5c71c83adb0f6b0a2fc23698a2b38167b6108b1c1ed8bec20f1cdca53
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179632/cdc_179632_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.86 MB ]