In-depth industrial hygiene report of ethylene oxide exposure at Union Carbide Corporation, Institute, West Virginia.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Oser JL
• Description:
  Worker exposures to ethylene-oxide (75218) were determined at the Union Carbide Corporation (SIC-283) in Institute, West Virginia, from May 22 to 26, 1978. About 1,900 workers were employed at this facility. The company had a formal safety and industrial hygiene program, and medical services were provided by two full time physicians and nine nurses. Ethylene-oxide concentrations were below the analytical detection limit of 0.02 milligrams (mg) per sample for all but two samples. One of two samples collected for the unloader at the oxide rack contained 8 parts per million (ppm) ethylene-oxide, while one of three samples collected for the laboratory technicians contained 82ppm. Propylene-oxide (75569) concentrations were detectable in only one sample at a concentration of 1.5ppm. All samples for isopropyl-alcohol (67630) were below 3ppm. Background general air samples collected over a 16 hour period inside the laboratory and outside the industrial hygiene office contained no detectable contaminants. The author recommends additional environmental studies of the facility if a current NIOSH mortality study of the workers presents positive findings. [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 Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Organic-chemicals; Region-3; Health-surveys; Workplace-studies; Air-contamination; Health-services; Industrial-processes
• 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 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• 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:
  1-42
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00109219
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82114786
• 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 67-17b, 1978 Dec; :1-42
• CAS Registry Number:
  (±)-Propylene oxide (CAS RN 75-56-9) ; Ethylene oxide (CAS RN 75-21-8) ; Isopropanol (CAS RN 67-63-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  283 - Drugs - (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/233535/cdc_233535_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]