An industrial hygiene study of urea formaldehyde foam insulation application activities at Thermoseal of Maryland, Inc.

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• Personal Author:
  Alcarese AA ; Reisdorf RP
• Description:
  Worker exposures to formaldehyde (50000), furfuryl-alcohol (98000), ammonia (7664417), respirable dust and sound levels were surveyed at Thermoseal of Maryland, Incorporated (SIC-3079) in Laurel, Maryland, from November 26 to 30, 1979, as part of an industrial hygiene survey of thermal insulation manufacturing and application activities. The company employed an unspecified number of workers and had no medical, industrial hygiene or safety programs. Required medical treatment was obtained at the nearest hospital. No physical examinations of employees were given. Respiratory protective devices were not used but rubber gloves were worn by workers during operations. Atmospheric, personal and area samples were collected and sound level readings were obtained. Concentrations of formaldehyde and furfuryl-alcohol ranged from less than 0.03 to 1.3 and 0.012 to 0.23 parts per million (ppm), respectively. Sound levels ranged from 86 to 96 decibels. No concentrations of dust or ammonia were detected. None of the samples exceeded the OSHA standards for formaldehyde or furfuryl-alcohol. The authors recommend the implementation of a respiratory protection program and the use of safety glasses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Plastics Preceptorship Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Plastic-products; Region-3; Health-surveys; Workplace-studies; Air-contamination; Health-services; Industrial-processes; Control-methods; Occupational-health-programs; Insulation-materials
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  1-29
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00109862
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82112855
• 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, IWS 69-14, 1980 May; :1-29
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Furfuryl alcohol (CAS RN 98-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Performing Organization:
  Enviro Control, Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232280/cdc_232280_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]