Industrial hygiene walk-through survey report of Industrial Heating and Finishing Co., Inc., Pelham, Alabama.

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• Personal Author:
  Goodman RJ ; Krishnan ER ; McCammon, Charles S. Jr.
• Description:
  In an effort to gather information on the potential occupational exposures to acrylates or methacrylates, a walk through survey was conducted at the Industrial Heating and Finishing Facility (SIC- 3479, SIC-2851) in Pelham, Alabama. At this facility, finishing systems were processed for wood, plastic, glass and metal substrates. Acrylic coatings have been used there since 1982. Coatings were blended at this site with catalysts, solvents and photoinitiators to prepare the needed sprays. Current OSHA standards for exposure for an 8 hour work shift of a 40 hour work week were 25, 10 and 100 parts per million (ppm) for ethyl-acrylate (140885), methyl-acrylate (96333), and methyl-methacrylate (80626), respectively. At the site, the company used a spray booth and an ultraviolet curing unit connected by a conveyor system to demonstrate spray coat applications on three dimensional objects to potential clients. During these demonstrations the spraying was done by hand. However, during normal operations, an automated spraying system was incorporated. The spraying was done in a separate room which was equipped with a ventilation system. Two of the 50 employees at the facility were involved in the spray applications. The facility did not have an industrial hygiene program, but material safety data sheets were posted in areas where the materials were used. There have been no health problems reported at this location.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Acrylic-fibers Aerosols Field-Study Inhalants IWS-157-22 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Painters Plastics-industry Region-4
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Ohio ; 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:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00170029
• 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 157-22, 1987 May; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ethyl acrylate (CAS RN 140-88-5) ; Methyl acrylate (CAS RN 96-33-3) ; 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester (CAS RN 80-62-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3479; 2851
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:210c180ddd80f6b9a53180dd9a2f85b9921afeaf96e6527a03efa6a6a3997e1a8b8421227e7371d84cbadd54021f731325817ab7a087dd22ead2f5e5825c6937
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179958/cdc_179958_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB ]