Hazards at Your Auto Dealership (Including Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About a Tail-Pipe Exhaust Ventilation System)

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• Personal Author:
  Echt, Alan S. ; Hayden C II ; Johnston O ; Echt, Alan S. ; Hayden C II ; Johnston O
• Description:
  The results of a health hazard evaluation, requested by employees, of an automobile dealership were reported. Three concerns involved health hazards associated with undercoating, fumes from a kerosene steam cleaner, and car exhaust. Workers reported symptoms of headache, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. Air samples of volatile organic compounds (VOC) were collected to evaluate exposures during undercoating. The tail pipe exhaust ventilation system and exhaust port flow rates were evaluated. The components detected in the samples of undercoating compounds were C9 to C12 aliphatic hydrocarbons, present in less than relevant occupational concentrations. Carbon-monoxide (630080) was measured at 300 parts per million (ppm) in air samples take directly above the exhaust while the steam cleaner operated. Nitrogen-dioxide (10102440) was present at 1ppm and sulfur-dioxide (7446095) at 3ppm. The tail pipe exhaust ventilation system did not effectively remove gases from the service area until temporary modifications were made. There was air leakage into the tail pipe exhaust ventilation system that could not be identified. The authors conclude that the exhaust port covers should be replaced with covers using self closing caps, the exhaust fan should be replaced, exhaust fan discharge should be relocated to the roof, and dilution ventilation should be supplied. The steamer should be used with building doors open or should be vented to the outside. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Vehicle Emissions Ventilation Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: HETA 95-0200-2579 Automobile-repair-shops Automotive-exhausts Combustion-products Exhaust-ventilation Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Ventilation-systems Workplace-studies
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  235-241
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00236400
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1997 Apr; 12(4):235-241
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5)
• Editor(s):
  Tharr D ; Tharr D
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e231e68bf767edd08851b500975dc83daa0740de6457aa27dcb09fb637059fc4b93a929da7d8a4a26605220e45bcfd2a8ceb21235699d11e700f8715f30f5fde
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197833/cdc_197833_DS1.pdf
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