Walk-through survey report: control of methylene chloride in furniture stripping at Jet Strip, Boulder, Colorado.

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• Personal Author:
  Hall, Ronald M. ; Sheehy JW
• Description:
  A walk through survey was made of the furniture stripping process at Jet Strip (SIC-7641), Boulder, Colorado to examine the effectiveness of a unique, enclosed, automated furniture stripping spray system which featured a gasket sealed lid which was in place while furniture was being stripped. Stripping was performed continuously throughout the workday. The enclosed spray system tank was 6 feet wide, 10 feet long and 4.5 feet deep. Furniture to be stripped was placed on a metal grid hung from the top of the enclosed spray system. The rack was lowered into the tank and the lip dropped to form the cover of the enclosed system. A hole in the lid was connected to a water bed mattress which lays on top of the lip. During the stripping process, vapors were emitted through this hole, causing the mattress to expand. At the completion of the stripping process the vapors slowly dissipated into the tank, leaving the mattress in its original form. A single personal sample collected during the stripping and rinsing operations showed a methylene- chloride (75092) concentration of 68 parts per million (ppm). If the rinse area were also controlled, this enclosed system could keep the concentration below the 25ppm level. This system was homemade and not commercially available. The authors conclude that the system, while apparently effective, was also expensive. It is not recommended for further study at this time.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Chromium Electroplating Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  Control-technology Field-Study Furniture-industry Furniture-repair NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Organic-vapors Region-8 Solvent-vapors
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB17019a
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00211761
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ECTB 170-19a, 1992 Dec; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• 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:f839ede8edf6172d0ce13c55168f071c21b2748b51e58d2623618f9fa9c24b69ee26ca94bb167e6a6bd82d84daf91302ae37efc5ac38bcf0d1adad23af53fc84
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180823/cdc_180823_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 542.81 KB ]