Engineering control technology in polyvinyl chloride polymerization plants.

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• Personal Author:
  Bochinski JH ; Gideon JA ; Schoultz K
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering has initiated a research program in control technology. The objective of this program is to facilitate the implementation of effective preventative measures in order to prevent occupational illness. The plastics and resins industry control technology assessment has recently been completed. The objectives of this study were to document and evaluate effective control technology for plastics and resins polymerization plants. Particular emphasis was given to PVC polymerization processes, since the relatively recent lowering in the personal exposure limit for vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) to an 8-hour 1 ppm time-weighted average has required the application of state-of-the-art controls. The present paper contains a summary of the control technology that was found to be effective in controlling VCM in processes manufacturing PVC by suspension, bulk, and dispersion polymerization.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Demography Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hematologic Diseases Needlestick Injuries Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Surveys And Questionnaires Viral Diseases Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Acute-exposure Chemical-factory-workers Control-equipment Control-measures Equipment-design Hazardous-materials Industrial-hazards Industrial-poisons Plastics-products Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-engineering Toxic-substances Ventilation-systems

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  1-61
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046366
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Contract 210-76-0122, 1978 Apr; :1-61
• CAS Registry Number:
  Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4) ; Poly(vinyl chloride) (CAS RN 9002-86-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Performing Organization:
  Enviro Control, Inc., Rockville, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:725ffd090a41150e0803af73e518e317f068385ae7833c4ad905a4f629fcf62dd0bb1452bf46375eb93310e471588c68a1dbb0d52d14fdcbaa07a07ca426a263
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181650/cdc_181650_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.73 MB ]