Methylene chloride survey report, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia, Final Task III.

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• Personal Author:
  Koketsu, Masao
• Description:
  Occupational exposure to methylene-chloride (75092) was studied. An industrial hygiene survey was conducted at Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia, to determine methylene-chloride concentrations. Breathing zone samples were collected from 12 of 22 aircraft stripping workers using charcoal tubes attached to sampling pumps for 6.5 to 7 hours. Ammonia (7664417) area samples were also collected. The range of methylene-chloride exposure concentrations was 15.7 to 268 parts per million (ppm), with an average concentration of 64ppm. The highest exposure concentrations was for the paint stripper personnel working on the aircraft wheel well (a single sample exceeded 200ppm). Ammonia concentrations ranged from less than 1ppm to 5.6ppm, with an average concentration of 3.2ppm. The authors conclude that although measurable amounts of methylene- chloride exist in the paint stripping facility, the time weighted average exposure of workers was below the OSHA standard of 500ppm. The sample exceeding 200ppm was due to inadequate ventilation in the wheel well of the aircraft. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aircraft Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Monitoring Hydrocarbons Methyl Chloride Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-sampling Airport-personnel Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Chloromethanes Field-Study Health-surveys NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-4 Work-operations

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Task Order Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-37
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00122925
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-156166
• Citation:
  NIOSH; :1-37
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7) ; Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Performing Organization:
  SRI International, Menlo Park, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  SRI International, Menlo Park, California, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3f1cefd73d0620a2c0269cfd641766993d16d8718bc8bc29c628d83661a59343b4c496375fda85ea1fbba610ab76f27d68274f2905f78459002f2f9389572f1d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184547/cdc_184547_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.27 MB ]