Industrial hygiene report preliminary survey of wood preservative treatment facility, International Paper Company, Wiggins, Mississippi.

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• Personal Author:
  Todd AS
• Description:
  An industrial hygiene survey of International Paper Company (SIC- 2491), Wiggins, Mississippi, was conducted in August, 1980. Personal and area monitoring for pentachlorophenol (77101) (PCP) was conducted. Two processes, PCP oil and Cellon, were used for wood treatment. PCP concentrations were well below the OSHA standard of 200 micrograms per cubic meter (microg/m3). The highest exposures occurred during one of the Cellon process opening and recharging cycles. The facility had 83 fulltime employees, of which 69 were involved in wood production and treating processes. Work practices, processing methods, and control technology have remained unchanged since the early 1970s. Company monitoring data indicated low average PCP exposures, probably averaging 10 to 25microg/m3. On site safety supervision was provided by the head of employee relations who worked with the facility's safety committee. Hard hats were required throughout the facility. Disposable protective clothing and respiratory protective devices were supplied for entering cylinders or cleaning up spills. The author notes that the monitoring data does not reflect potential exposure from skin contact. He recommends using coveralls with on/site change facilities to minimize skin exposure.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Energy Metabolism Enzymes Farmers Insecticides Laboratories Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-instruments Diesel-exhausts Employee-exposure Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Field-study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Paper-industry Region-4 Wood-products

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Maine ; Mississippi ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; 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:
  1-20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00152296
• 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 110-22, 1980 Jan; :1-20
• CAS Registry Number:
  Phencyclidine (CAS RN 77-10-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2491 - Wood preserving - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:579fbd4f502a103a7835a855bcc649ae53662e59b04641a74d4601049414f6f2669b50ad4af450e0852e022998d5acd3ae466472e15c52722003e4ddc1455cb0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179762/cdc_179762_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.12 MB ]