In-depth industrial hygiene survey report on styrene exposure at Uniflite, Inc., Bellingham, Washington.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Crandall, Michael S.
• Description:
  Worker exposures to styrene (100425) were determined at Uniflite, Incorporated (SIC-3732) in Bellingham, Washington, from August 21 to 24, 1978. The company was under consideration for inclusion in a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational styrene exposure. The company employed 378 workers in the production areas surveyed. The company had a safety and industrial health program. Medical services were furnished by local clinics and workers trained in first-aid. Styrene concentrations in 19 of 171 individual charcoal tube samples exceeded the OSHA standard of 100 parts per million (ppm) for an 8 hour time weighted average. Acetone (67641) samples ranged from 17 to 252 ppm; compared with the OSHA standard of 1000ppm. The authors recommend improved ventilation and use of respirators. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  First Aid Occupational Health Plastics Preceptorship Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-10; Plastics; Worker-health; Safety-measures; First-aid
• 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 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• 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:
  1-51
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00111338
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82162553
• 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 78-17, 1979 May; :1-51
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3732 - Boat building and repairing - (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/233296/cdc_233296_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]