Walk-through survey report: control of methylene chloride in furniture stripping at Colonial Furniture Stripping, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Fairfield CL ; Jensen PA ; Todd WF
• Description:
  A walk through survey was made at Colonial Furniture Stripping (SIC- 7641), Cincinnati, Ohio for the purpose of determining employee exposure to methylene-chloride (75092) during furniture stripping operations and evaluating control methods used at this site to limit this exposure. This particular site was chosen because it used a ventilation system on the dip tank. The owner was the only employee. The building used by this firm was not designed to include a furniture stripping operation. Air movement was less than adequate. Smoke tests on the ventilation system indicated its velocity was very low. Some of the openings were partially plugged. Results indicated that there was potential for significant exposure to methylene-chloride. The authors suggest that substitute products be considered which would not be as hazardous. Better ventilation systems and a better location of ventilation fans are advised. The proper use of personal protective equipment are also discussed including eye protection which was not used at this site. It is stressed that an employee education program would be helpful.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Noise Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Control-technology Field-Study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents Paint-removers Region-5 Solvent-vapors
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB17014A
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  1-25
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00194793
• 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 170-14A, 1990 Jun; :1-25
• CAS Registry Number:
  Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7641 - Reupholstery and furniture repair - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7a75c715ff24c4affed90146f61f93daf784ea752e09f80128f1b009082a57656f0378c7e5b8cedc8bb4f135035b3fa0e0dee16f324d0c03e409dc16cee78f9d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180386/cdc_180386_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]