In-depth survey report: control technology for manual dye weigh-out operations at Multi Color Industries Inc., Brooklyn, New York (superseded).

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• Personal Author:
  Estill, Cheryl F. ; Heitbrink, William A. ; Kovein, Ronald J. ; Smith, Stephen S. ; Wallace, Marjorie E.
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. The weight out operation was examined in a small dye house, Multi Color Industries, Inc. (SIC-2261), located in Brooklyn, New York. During the operation at the dye house, the weight out operator may be exposed to dye dust when scooping, transferring, weighing, or bagging the dye. A semi down draft, recirculating ventilation booth was installed at the site, and weight out operations were conducted. Site logistic problems prevented moving the dye drums into the booth, and most scooping operations were conducted outside the booth. Air samples were taken which showed that dust exposures to the worker were on the order of magnitude of ambient total particulate air pollution. The aerosol monitoring data indicted that the booth controlled dust exposure to the worker when inside the booth. When compared to data taken prior to the installation of the booth, the worker's exposure was reduced five fold. When examining the impact that the height of the drum had on dye dust exposure, an exposure reduction of about a factor of three was found for particles larger than 3 micrometers when using a shorter drum. When working with a more dust generating dye, the shorter drum reduced exposure by a factor of seven for particles larger than 3 micrometers.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Epidemiology Mining Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Radiation Radon Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Tobacco Products Uranium

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Control-technology Dust-exposure Dyeing-industry Field-Study Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-exposure Region-2 Ventilation-equipment Work-practices

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; 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:
  1-59
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00227185
• 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 197-14a, 1995 May; :1-59
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2261 - Finishing plants, cotton - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bc69e1fb50943a0a2e759dfd88be84eee4f40a586d92ecd2fc2693eaebe9fff8161973563c282efbf95d2bb3c5119ad86393dfe2c51f8c6cdad5516cdba931c4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180930/cdc_180930_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.43 MB ]