Industrial hygiene survey, Tenneco Chemicals, Inc. Intermediates Division Reading, Pennsylvania.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bierbaum, Phillip J. ; Donaldson, Harry M. ; Johnson WM ; Parnes WD
• Description:
  An industrial hygiene survey was conducted at the Intermediates Division, Tenneco Chemicals, Inc., (SIC-2865) Reading, Pennsylvania, on March 29, 1973, and was concerned primarily with the receipt and handling of benzidine (92875) prior to reaction. A detailed description is given of the storage, handling, opening, stirring, emptying, decontamination, and disposal of drums containing benzidine-sulfate (531862). Details are given on pilot plant operations, past benzidine handling procedures, industrial hygiene measures, medical surveillance, and employees with potential contact with benzidine. Recommendations are given for reducing exposure to benzidine and expanded medical surveillance. Recommendations include: isolation of benzidine handling areas, required use of respirators and full face and head covers during handling procedures, better handling of protective garments and equipment, environmental sampling, urinalysis and urinary cytology monitoring of exposed workers and former workers, and the replacement of benzidine as an intermediate. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Amines Benzidines Carcinogens Coloring Agents Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Publication; IWS-93-17; Field-Study; NIOSH-Survey; Region-3; Materials-handling; Benzidines; Carcinogens; Dye-industry; Chemical-manufacturing-industry; Aromatic-amines; Personal-protective-equipment; Aromatic-hydrocarbons
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00073678
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84184092
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1973 Mar; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  [1,1′-Biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine hydrochloride (1:2) (CAS RN 531-86-2) ; 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl (CAS RN 92-87-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2865 - Cyclic crudes and intermediates - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio, 17 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/233169/cdc_233169_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]