New Digital Story Highlights the Dangers of Methylene Chloride-Containing Paint Strippers

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health ; California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Jason is a former painter who almost died from exposure to a paint remover containing methylene chloride. He was using the product to strip the interior of a yacht when he was overcome by the product's toxic vapors. A new digital story (video) produced by the California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program explains Jason's tragic incident, the hazards of using methylene chloride-containing paint strippers, and the safer alternatives that are available. Watch the video. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Paint Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Fatalities Methylene Chloride Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Painters Paint Thinners Vapors
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)   ; Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)  
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter ; Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059796
• Citation:
  Occupational Health Watch: February 2016. Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2016 Feb; :1-2
• Email:
  OHW@cdph.ca.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health Watch
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:46c309ef85728aa3344ddb1a662aa3ea92b5ca4f7754b9e641e54c7914d19b4236a511cedb044c49cba83a23695ae29a14d490780cd7ab26140817e4cabd904d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228997/cdc_228997_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 88.98 KB ]