NIOSH Hazard Controls HC2 – Control of Paint Overspray in Autobody Repair Shops

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Procedures for minimizing worker exposure to paint spray components such as lead (7439921), chromium (7440473), liquid organic solvents, and polyisocyanates that may cause nervous disorders and skin and eye irritation in autobody repair shop workers are presented. The use of high volume, low pressure (HVLP) spray painting guns can decrease paint overspray concentrations by 50%, respectively. The proper use of downdraft spray paint ventilation booths is also advised to produce lower concentrations of paint overspray and a cleaner paint job that requires less buffing. An illustration of a downdraft ventilation paint booth is provided. Personal respiratory protective equipment and respiratory protection programs that contain OSHA standards are recommended to fully protect workers from paint overspray. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Automobiles Dust Hazardous Substances Isocyanates Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Paint Particulate Matter Safety Solvents Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Automobile-repair-shops Equipment-design Hazardous-materials Occupational-hazards Organic-solvents Paint-shops Paint-spraying Paints Vacuum-equipment Ventilation-equipment

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Hazard Control
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB96106
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00232590
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-106, (HC 2), 1996 Jan; :1-2
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• 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:c60d8eebe368c06e50b09951955f0fffbfef2581fce3a735c9fb3ad59d93c9eacfa421d47d8681ac0776e58b5a3f0c57daadce8cfdab20dabe6d2cebd092c593
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209689/cdc_209689_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 160.83 KB ]