Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-87-300-0000, B.F. Goodrich Company, Marietta, Ohio.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Almaguer, Daniel ; Mathias C ; Richardson, Fred D.
• Description:
  In response to a request from the International Chemical Workers Union, a study was made of possible hazardous working conditions at the B.F. Goodrich Company, Marietta, Ohio. Of particular concern were cases of dermatitis possibly arising from skin exposure to substances handled on the job. The Compounding and Calendering working environments were contaminated by powder and liquid spills. Ample opportunity existed for workers to contact the aziridine based cross linking agent, polyfunctional acrylates, methylmethacrylate, epoxy resins, and sulfonate used in printing and compounding processes. Skin patch testing was performed to test for dermal sensitization to agents used during the performance of normal activities. All Compounding personnel and Calendering personnel associated with printing, ink production, and embossing who had dermatitis of the face, neck and/or arms, were asked to participate. The 126 persons tested represented 70 percent of persons employed in these departments. Based on the findings, the authors recommend an educational program for workers, use of coveralls, better housekeeping in the Compounding Department and other areas of the facility, use of vacuum systems or wet mopping to remove accumulated dust, avoidance of food in work areas, improved ventilation system, use of organic vapor cartridge respirators, improved personal hygiene, use of barrier creams, and improved medical surveillance of dermatitis cases. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Epoxy Resins Hypersensitivity Ink Occupational Health Printing Safety Skin Skin Absorption Skin Diseases Solvents

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report; HETA-87-300-0000; Region-5; Hazard-Confirmed; Skin-exposure; Skin-absorption; Allergic-dermatitis; Contact-dermatitis; Printing-inks; Resins; Organic-solvents; Printing-industry
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case 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:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00186688
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89188007
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 87-300-0000, 1988 Jun; :1-12
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• 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-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232613/cdc_232613_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]