Extent of Exposure Survey of Benzyl Chloride

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• Personal Author:
  Cohen JM ; Diamond P ; Giever PM
• Description:
  NIOSH sponsored industrial hygiene surveys were carried out in two unidentified chemical plants in the eastern U.S. to determine the extent of occupational exposure to benzyl-chloride (100447). The workplace, job type, and industrial practices involved in the production of benzyl-chloride are described. Sixty full shift personal monitoring samples were taken to document exposure to benzyl-chloride. It was found that all but one of the 60 samples were in the range 0.01 to 0.14ppm. Short term personal monitoring samples taken in the benzyl-chloride manufacturing facility and during drum load procedures ranged from 0.02 to 0.27ppm. Based on observations made during the surveys and results of the air samples, conclusions are drawn and recommendations for improvements made. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chlorine Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Chemical-manufacturing-industry Chlorides Contract-210-76-0158 Exposure-limits Field-Study Hazardous-materials Industrial-chemicals IWS-99-03 NIOSH-Contract NIOSH-Survey Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Solutions
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-53
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00083748
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-176415
• 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, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-160, 1978 Feb; :1-53
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzyl chloride (CAS RN 100-44-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• 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-512:398ba1382c70fecf5b4775871c7aa83d31ba71ac5d4d2a6bfaa75dd8a39603af5a3bac9179e37343a87a97d9827bf3b7c62f62a6a91a31c15f035904193e9f59
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209342/cdc_209342_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.30 MB ]