Walk-through survey report of Pearson Yachts Company, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Todd WF
• Description:
  A visit was made to the Pearson Yachts Company (SIC-3732), Portsmouth, Rhode Island, for the purpose of inspecting the ventilation system which had been recently modified to better protect workers from hazards found in working with fiber reinforced plastics. The company manufactured boats ranging from an 8 foot dinghy to the 53 foot yachts. Styrene (100425) vapors were controlled in the large boat molding room by cross flow dilution ventilation. The main molding area uses general ventilation with two functions. Large exhaust blowers pulled air from the bottom of the mold pit. Air was also pulled into the suspended ductwork located between the molds about 6 feet above the staging. The small parts room contained four hoods which controlled emission from chopper gun lamination of small parts. The east mold room was used for the production of Schlumberger Cabs used as all weather computer control units on offshore oil drilling platforms. The author concludes that the ventilation systems in place at this facility were good as were the work practices observed during the visit. Respirators were used by most of the lamination workers. The author recommends that an in depth study be made of the main mold room along with a minor evaluation of the small parts molding room.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Preceptorship Printing Safety Solvents Workplace
• Keywords:
  Fiberglass-industry Fibrous-dusts Fibrous-glass Field-Study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-1 Respiratory-protective-equipment Spraying-booths Ventilation-systems
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB10712a
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Rhode Island
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00183680
• 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, ECTB 107-12a, 1982 Apr; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3732 - Boat building and repairing - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:693148bd75c23c4fbee4e595da65514489ca07d3c7fc1423931d4b7ce895d7e63a2b04d15c034feb3333ae4572d57c73b4178b64a18ef89ce34eb126c5a724c8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180145/cdc_180145_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.66 MB ]