Industrial hygiene report, perchloroethylene at Fernwood Cleaners, Chicago, Illinois.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Roberts, Dennis R.
• Description:
  Worker exposures to perchloroethylene (127184) were determined at Fernwood Cleaners (SIC-7216) in Chicago, Illinois on July 20, 1979. The survey was part of a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational perchloroethylene exposure. The facility employed 13 workers. The company had no formal safety and industrial hygiene program. Emergency medical services were provided by workers trained in first aid. All air samples for perchloroethylene were below the OSHA standard of 100 parts per million (ppm) for an 8 hour time weighted average, and 200ppm for a ceiling concentration. The author concludes that due to the possible carcinogenic properties of perchloroethylene, exposure to this chemical should be minimized. He recommends the implementation of ventilation systems, availability of respiratory protective equipment, use of protective clothing, worker education, and periodic leak inspection of storage containers and equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Solvents Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Region-5; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Health-surveys; Organic-solvents; Dry-cleaning-solvents; Occupational-medicine
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00117555
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82214719
• 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 71-43, 1980 Dec; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Tetrachloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• 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/233571/cdc_233571_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]