In-depth survey report: evaluation of control technology for perchloroethylene in dry cleaning shops at Dry Cleaning Depot, New York, New York.

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• Personal Author:
  Burroughs, G. Edward
• Description:
  NIOSH evaluated eight dry cleaning shops to determine the extent of exposure and the technological feasibility of controlling worker exposure to perchloroethylene (Perc). In this study, dry cleaning plants were selected and data taken to characterize worker exposure levels and control technology for "fourth generation" closed-loop, dry-to-dry machines (with an integrated, in-line refrigerated condenser and a carbon absorber to recover Perc vapors during the dry cycle), and "fifth generation" machines, having the same features as fourth generation machines plus an internal monitor/interlock system to prevent door opening at Perc concentrations above a set level. Full shift time-weighted average (TWA) and short duration ceiling and 15 minute short term exposure level (STEL). Perc exposures were measured on several workers in each shop. Information was collected at each dry cleaning plant to correlate Perc measurements with controls and equipment. Results of measurements at Dry Cleaning Depot indicate a range of 0.07 to 2.66 ppm for full shift measurements. Data gathered at the eight dry cleaning shops monitored indicate that in almost all instances the full shift TWA concentration of Perc were below the 5 to 10 ppm range. STEL and Ceiling measurements at Dry Cleaning Depot ranged from 0.8 to 11.3 ppm for STEL measurements and 20 to 1530 ppm for Ceiling values. The comparable range for the set of eight shops was 2 to >2,000 ppm and 0.2 to 60 ppm, with half the measurements of Ceiling and STEL levels below 168 ppm and 4.2 ppm, respectively.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Autopsy Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Dust Occupational Health Particulate Matter Pathology Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Control-technology Dry-cleaning-industry Dry-cleaning-solvents Engineering-controls Occupational-exposure Region-5
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB24015
• 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:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035694
• 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 240-15, 1999 Nov; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7216; NAICS-812320
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b8f0cc31b208cf1aef200f41b879208cac71ceed3642416a25c92c78593765f5dc92c1b193b5200f4569847879c6303c29660704f39dfb8b588d471da344aacd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181505/cdc_181505_DS1.pdf
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