Report of industrial hygiene survey at Monsanto Chemical Company, Addyston, Ohio.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bloom, Thomas F. ; Zey, John N.
• Description:
  As part of a larger study to determine the hazards of occupational exposure to acrylonitrile (107131) (AN) site visits were conducted at the Monsanto Chemical Company (SIC-2869) located in Addyston, Ohio. AN monomer was used at this site in the manufacture of polymers and had been so used since 1959. A walk through survey was taken of areas associated with potential exposure and interviews with 67 employees and management personnel were conducted. AN exposures appeared to have been higher in the past than they were at the present at these locations. Chemical engineering improvements had been made in the polymer production process between 1959 and 1978 with a concomitant reduction in accidental releases, and a subsequent reduction in worker exposure. A more substantial decrease was noted in employee exposure from promulgation of the AN standard in 1978 by OSHA. Once this standard was passed, the installation of additional engineering and air pollution controls was accomplished and an increased awareness was noted among employees of the health hazard of AN exposure. This resulted in an increased diligence on the part of the workers in safely performing their tasks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Nitriles Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Polymers Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; IWS-084-12B; Nitriles; Chemical-industry-workers; Occupational-exposure; Chemical-manufacturing-industry; Polymerization; Region-5
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• 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:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-48
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00197322
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91173559
• 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, IWS 084-12B, 1990 May; :1-48
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acrylonitrile (CAS RN 107-13-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2869 - Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (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/233204/cdc_233204_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]