Walk-through survey report of Monsanto Company Fibers Division, Decatur, Alabama.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Brown J ; Robinson C
• Description:
  An industrial hygiene survey to assess personnel records and possible exposures of persons involved in the use of acrylonitrile (107131) (AN) at the Monsanto Company Fibers Division, Decatur, Alabama, is reported. The plant is involved in the manufacture of acrylic fibers, polyester staple, nylon tire yarn, nylon staple, nylon intermediate chemicals, polyester flake, polystyrene plastics, and ChemCoke (SIC-2824). The nylon intermediates manufactured are adiponitrile (111693) (ADN) and hexamethylenediamine (124094) (HMD). Personnel exposure sampling is done routinely under the direction of the plant industrial hygienist. Personnel exposure measurements taken during 1977 were below 5ppm with one exposure at 10ppm. Cases of people exposed to AN exhibiting medical symptoms have been noted by this plant. In addition, extensive medical records have been maintained on current, terminated, and retired employees. It is suggested that this plant is suitable for epidemiological studies because: 1) exposure to AN is distinct; 2) the plant has been in operation a considerable time; 3) the population is large; and 4) the record-keeping system is good. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Acrylonitrile Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Textile Industry
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-4; Monsanto; Industrial-health-programs; Medical-examinations; Preemployment-examinations; Air-sampling; Air-quality-measurement; Hazards; Occupational-health-surveys; Vinyl-cyanide; Epidemiology; Textile-fibers; Chemical-processing-industry; Synthetic-resins; Industrial-factory-workers
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  1-9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00080655
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB291679
• 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 84-13, 1978 Feb; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acrylonitrile (CAS RN 107-13-1) ; Adiponitrile (CAS RN 111-69-3) ; Hexamethylenediamine (CAS RN 124-09-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2824 - Organic fibers, noncellulosic - (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/233257/cdc_233257_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]