Industrial hygiene walk-through survey report on styrene exposure at the AMF-Hatteras Yacht Division Plant, High Point, North Carolina.

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• Personal Author:
  Crandall, Michael S.
• Description:
  A walk through survey on styrene (100425) exposure was performed at the AMF-Hatteras Yacht Division facility (SIC-3732) at High Point, North Carolina. There were six production lines, only four of which were in operation. The facility employed about 501 workers in the production of fiberglass reinforced plastic boats. Four major job categories were involved in the lamination process: gel coat application, layup, resin application, and overlayering. There was no formal industrial hygiene program at this facility and no routine measurements of any kind were taken. There was a safety program and a licensed full time nurse. Major chemical exposures included styrene and acetone (67641). The gel coat and resin contained 40 percent styrene. The solvent used for cleanup operations was acetone. Styrene exposure occurred through inhalation of atomized mists from the spray gun, dermal absorption during handling of materials, and inhalation of vapors released during curing processes. The highest atmospheric concentrations of styrene were 96.0 and 98.5 parts per million (ppm), in the superstructure lamination area. The highest acetone concentrations were 17.3 and 17.7ppm found in the small parts layup area. There was a good ventilation system at this facility. The author recommends that this facility be included in a larger cross sectional industrial hygiene study of workers exposed to styrene. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Acetone Glass Inhalation Exposure Lung Occupational Health Polystyrenes Preceptorship Respiratory System Safety Skin Skin Absorption Solvents Styrene

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-4; Fiberglass-industry; Organic-solvents; Inhalants; Pulmonary-system; Skin-exposure; Skin-absorption; Acetones; Styrene-resins
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; 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:00179845
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88224530
• 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 78-29, 1979 Feb; :1-9
• 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/233300/cdc_233300_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]