Industrial hygiene report perchloroethylene at Carnation One-Hour Cleaners 944 West Morris Avenue, Bronx, New York.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Roberts, Dennis R. ; Roberts, Dennis R.
• Description:
  Worker exposure to perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) was determined at Carnation One-Hour Cleaners (SIC-3633) in the Bronx, New York on August 28, 1979. This company was studied as part of NIOSH industrial hygiene survey of the dry cleaning industry. First aid supplies were provided. Gaskets, seals and leaks were routinely inspected. No respiratory protection was available. Personal air samples were collected in breathing zones of the dry cleaner and presser. Area samples were collected in the dry cleaning area and at the front counter. Peak samples were collected in the dry cleaner and spotter area. During 277 minutes of dry cleaning, the dry cleaner/spotter's and presser's time weighted average (TWA) exposures were 7.0 and 12.0 parts per million (ppm), respectively. Three peak 5 minute samples were 40, 35 and 63 ppm. Dry bulb temperatures ranged from 77.0 to 82.5 degrees F and the relative humidity varied from 70 to 85 percent. The permissible 8-hour OSHA TWA concentration for PCE is 100ppm. The author recommends that PCE exposure be limited, engineering controls for exhaust ventilation be maintained, respiratory protection and protective clothing be worn, employees be informed of hazards of PCE exposure, and that storage containers, equipment, piping, and valves be checked periodically and repaired as needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Chlorine Compounds First Aid Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-2; Occupational-exposure; Chlorinated-ethylenes; Dry-cleaning-industry; Air-contamination; Sampling-methods; First-aid; Protective-equipment
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies   ; Industry Wide Field Studies  
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00107797
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82104571
• 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 71-48, 1980 Dec; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4) ; Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3633 - Household laundry equipment - (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/233565/cdc_233565_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]