Red spots among flight attendants: observation - a valuable investigative tool.

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• Personal Author:
  Herron, Charles A. ; Jannerfeldt, Eric R. ; Kominsky, John R.
• Description:
  Liquid red spots on the skin of flight attendants (FAs) were investigated. Over a 2 month period 91 different Eastern Airlines FAs were affected by the spots. Most of the cases were reported after flights between New York City and Miami. The afflicted FAs demonstrated life vest techniques with vests that were stencilled in red ink. Flakes from the ink had the same chemical composition as the red spots found on the skin, including the pigments chrome- molybdate-orange and lithol-rubine (5281049) bounded by nitrocellulose (9004700) lacquer and a rosin modified phenolin- resin. There was no recurrence of the red spots after the FAs began using operational life vests without the stencilled lettering. The authors note that their investigation emphasizes the importance of observation in occupational hygiene. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coloring Agents Occupational Health Paint Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Coloring-materials Dyes Humans Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author Paints Skin-exposure
• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  323-324
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00114562
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1981 Apr; 42(4):323-324
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitrocellulose (CAS RN 9004-70-0) ; Pigment Red 57:1 (CAS RN 5281-04-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ca77fd1dfc80cf0bef09a031689f03271b73a26b7961d7a0a0eb72ce7bdc228547ab2512c0eb04e2669abb14ad980789e896aee5ad36c93a8b97d4a826b69a64
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184426/cdc_184426_DS1.pdf
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