Walk through industrial hygiene survey, Dow Chemical, U.S.A., Midland, Michigan.

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• Personal Author:
  Greife, Alice L.
• Description:
  A walkthrough survey of the acrylamide (79061) and polyacrylamide (9003058) production facilities at Dow Chemical USA (SIC-2869, SIC- 2899), Midland, Michigan, was conducted in May, 1984. The purpose of the survey was to determine if an indepth industrial hygiene survey should be conducted at the facility. Acrylamide and polyacrylamide were manufactured in processes at three separate sites. Engineering controls included enclosure of acrylamide sampling sites, each site being under negative pressure, diking of production and storage areas, and general ventilation. The company maintained a full time medical department that offered preemployment and voluntary biennial physicals to all employees. The company monitored acrylamide concentrations were generally below the OSHA standard of 0.3 milligram per cubic meter. There was an extensive training program for all new employees that emphasized proper handling and cleanup of acrylamide. The author concludes that the company has a well established medical and industrial hygiene program. Dow Chemical USA should be included in the industrywide survey of occupational exposure to acrylamide.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Air-samples Airborne-particles Analytical-methods Analytical-models Analytical-processes Chemical-processing Chromatographic-analysis Field-study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; 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:
  1-19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00144932
• 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 145-12, 1985 Jan; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acrylamide (CAS RN 79-06-1) ; Polyacrylamide (CAS RN 9003-05-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2869; 2899
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:380b7c0cee93855a7dd8ec15644e16af3f731c70436b00cab060d4b993a6fa1417808585e380cf01bfa2aa67c5b3ed4b48cdeef6171fa3163c87a0006c9e3484
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179698/cdc_179698_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.09 MB ]