Industrial hygiene survey report of Phillips Chemical Company, Philtex Plant, Borger, Texas.

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• Personal Author:
  Krishnan ER ; Roberts DR ; Krishnan ER ; Roberts DR
• Description:
  A walkthrough industrial hygiene survey of the Philtex facility of Phillips Chemical Company (SIC-2869), Borger, Texas, was performed to determine its suitability for inclusion in a 1,3-butadiene (106990) exposure survey. Of 212 employees, 33 were potentially exposed to 1,3-butadiene. Facility history, manufacturing process, quality control, past exposures, and engineering controls were examined. Medical, safety and industrial hygiene programs were studied. Bulk polymer samples were analyzed for free monomer emanation at ambient, highest polymer process, and highest estimated end use temperatures. Industrial hygiene monitoring results showed the mean time weighted average (TWA) 1,3-butadiene exposure was 1.7 parts per million (ppm); 75 percent of TWA exposures were less than single mechanical seals although reactor agitators had dual mechanical seals. 1,3-Butadiene exposures occurred primarily during maintenance and quality control sampling. Materials produced from 1,3-butadiene were tested to determine the levels of the compound released. At 30 degrees-C, trace amounts of 1,3-butadiene were detected in a sample of Butarez and 140 nanograms per milligram was found in Sulfolene, but no 1,3-butadiene was detected in Sulfolane or R-11 at any analytical temperature. The authors conclude that this facility is a candidate for an indepth industrial hygiene survey. Installation of a closed loop quality control sample collection system and installation of double mechanical seals are recommended.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Textile Industry Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Chemical-manufacturing-industry Dienes Field-Study Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Polymers Region-7
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide ; Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00163122
• 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 147-23, 1986 May; :1-26
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,3-Butadiene (CAS RN 106-99-0) ; 1,3-Butadiene (CAS RN 106-99-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2869 - Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:723a95c07be61f9cf6e76d22d3ceacb988ca21f42b1e9e972850458e9377e056cd939993b707b45aa17eb63a568d3bd0d1f385b078551f03d6803162879f7f37
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179819/cdc_179819_DS1.pdf
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