Industrial hygiene report, perchloroethylene, Peninsula French Cleaners, Burlingame, California.

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• Personal Author:
  Ludwig, Howard R.
• Description:
  Worker exposure to perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) was determined at Peninsula French Cleaners (SIC-7216) in Burlingame, California on July 27, 1978. The firm was included in an industry wide mortality and industrial hygiene study of dry cleaning workers exposed to PCE. The work force included a dry cleaner and spotter, a presser, and a flat work ironer. First aid supplies were available on the premises, but a NIOSH approved respirator was not. Personal air and peak samples were collected in the breathing zones of the workers. Average PCE exposures were 7, 1, and 3 parts per million (ppm) for the dry cleaner, presser, and flat work ironer, respectively. PCE concentrations of three peak samples collected over 5 minute periods during clothing transfer were 7, 7, and 8ppm; 15 minute peak samples showed concentrations of 5 and 4ppm. Exposure concentrations were well within OSHA standards of 100ppm over an 8 hour time weighted average; and for ceiling concentrations, 200ppm, not to exceed a maximum peak of 300ppm, for 5 minutes in any 3 hour period. The author recommends that exposure to PCE be restricted as much as possible because of its potential hazard as a carcinogen. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Solvents Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-9; Health-surveys; Organic-solvents; Dry-cleaning-industry; Air-sampling; Worker-health; Industrial-hygiene
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:00114089
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82191289
• 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 71-28, 1979 Apr; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7216 - Drycleaning plants, except rug - (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/233480/cdc_233480_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]