Men's apparel industrywide study at Lauderdale Garment Corporation, Division of Master Trouser Corp., Ripley, Tennessee.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Nord PJ
• Description:
  Raw materials, equipment, manufacturing methods and work practices were investigated to identify possible health hazards at the Lauderdale Garment Corporation (SIC-2327) in Ripley, Tennessee, on November 1, 1979. This company was included in the initial phase of a NIOSH survey of the men's apparel industry. About 347 people were employed at the facility. No formal medical, health or industrial hygiene program was available. A physician provided emergency medical care. No industrial hygienist or safety engineer was employed. Medical examinations were not required. A safety committee was established. Material was marked, cut, sewn and pressed. The fabric consisted of cotton blends and polyester knits. Guards were used on needles and belts but not on hand wheels. Plastic eye shields were used on bar tacking machines. Air conditioning and exhaust fans provided ventilation, and a sprinkler system provided fire protection. The general noise level was 84 decibels on the slow response A scale in the sewing area. No bis- chloromethyl-ether was found in the pressing areas. The author concludes that health hazards may exist from formaldehyde (50000) vapors. He recommends further studies at this facility. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Textile Industry Workplace

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-4; Health-surveys; Workplace-studies; Air-contamination; Health-services; Industrial-processes; Occupational-health-programs; Industrial-hygiene; Garment-workers
• 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 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00106947
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81230690
• 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 46-33, 1974 Dec; :1-3
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2327 - Men's and Boys Separate Trousers - (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/233528/cdc_233528_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]