Industrywide studies report of an in-depth survey at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Houston Chemical Plant, Houston, Texas.

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• Personal Author:
  Fajen, John M. ; Krishnan ER
• Description:
  In order to assess worker exposure to 1,3-butadiene (106990), an industrial hygiene survey was conducted at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (SIC-2822) located in Houston, Texas. A total of 117 personal samples were collected over three shifts representing all job categories with potential exposure. A total of 14 area samples were also collected. Arithmetic and geometric mean full shift exposures across all job categories were less than 15.0 parts per million (ppm). The highest arithmetic mean full shift exposures of 15.0ppm were for laboratory technician and pipefitter categories. The highest individual level monitored was 43.2ppm for a pipefitter. The airborne area samples were at or below about 1.0ppm. Concentrations of 1,3-butadiene at the facility perimeter were less than 0.20ppm. The authors recommend that Goodyear consider conversion to a closed loop sampling system for obtaining quality control samples. This would lower the mean and peak exposures of instrument lab chemists. Leaking pumps, though not observed during these visits, can be hazardous; dual mechanical seals should be used. The general dilution ventilation conditions and hood face velocities in the quality control labs should be investigated. Employees assigned to the task of pipefitting should use respirators with organic vapor cartridges. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Preceptorship Rubber Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; IWS-147-34B; Region-6; Rubber-manufacturing-industry; Rubber-workers; Air-sampling
• 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 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• 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:
  1-46
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00170417
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB87222444
• 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 147-34B, 1987 Apr; :1-46
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,3-Butadiene (CAS RN 106-99-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2822 - Synthetic rubber - (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/233358/cdc_233358_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]