In-depth survey report of Glas Ply Boat Company, Marysville, Washington.

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• Personal Author:
  Todd WF
• Description:
  A visit was made to the Glas Ply Boat Company (SIC-3732), Marysville, Washington, to evaluate the effectiveness of the ventilation system to lessen the exposure of workers to styrene (100425), fiberglass and other hazardous materials during the manufacture and repair of boats. Materials used in the manufacture of the boats include woven glass fiber roving, chopped glass fiber strand, styrene polyester resin, styrene polyester gel coat, polyurethane resins, a peroxide catalyst and paint. Acetone (67641) was used as a cleaning agent to remove styrene resin from equipment, skin and clothing. The general ventilation system, air flow measurements, and general work practices designed to reduce exposures were described. In no case did sampling indicate that the OSHA time weighted average limit for styrene of 420mg/m3 was being exceeded. While the dilution ventilation system performed well in keeping styrene levels generally well below limits, it did not assure an air supply to tight quarters such as inside a boat and within untilted hulls. The author recommends that all spray on operations be moved toward the center of the building to be within the more turbulent air zone. Auxiliary ventilation should be employed for deck/hull taping and interior boat hull painting operations. Grinding operations should be placed near the walls where low air turbulence will minimize the dispersion of the dust generated. Organic vapor respirators should be worn during spray on and roll out operations.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Anti-Bacterial Agents Enzymes Occupational Health Pharmacies Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  Fiberglass-industry Fibrous-glass Field-Study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Organic-solvents Pulmonary-system-disorders Region-10 Respiratory-protective-equipment Solvent-vapors Styrene-resins

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB10711b
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-77
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00183685
• 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 107-11b, 1982 May; :1-77
• CAS Registry Number:
  Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary-system-disorders
• 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-512:495918d70383a486ecdd99fd327b36cf4223994ca85d565f97b33753859e7ecd8815585be0005569d3cedfc48472ae9c805011f98f89cf060113b73a5753e82c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180150/cdc_180150_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.83 MB ]