An industrial hygiene study of urea formaldehyde foam insulation application activities at Pel Foam Insulation, Inc.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposures to formaldehyde (50000), furfuryl-alcohol (98000), ammonia (7664417), and respirable dust were determined at Pel Foam Insulation, Incorporated (SIC-1742) in Rockville, Maryland, on September 17 and 18, and December 6, 10, 11, and 12, 1979. The survey was part of a NIOSH industrywide industrial hygiene assessment of thermal insulation manufacturing and application activities. The highest formaldehyde exposures occurred during open bay foam application, where readings of from 1.1 to 2.4 parts per million (ppm) were measured. The OSHA standard specifies an 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) limit for formaldehyde of 3ppm. Furfuryl- alcohol concentrations were below the limit of detection for the sample volumes. No ammonia was detected. The respirable dust concentration while drilling through mortar to inject the insulation was less than the limit of detection for the sample volume. Noise readings were all below NIOSH and OSHA limits. The author recommends use of respirators for appropriate personnel, medical monitoring of exposed workers, and the use of safety glasses or goggles. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Dust Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-3; Health-surveys; Insulation-industry; Dust-exposure; Air-contamination; Workplace-studies; Worker-health; Industrial-hygiene
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies   ; Industry Wide Field Studies  
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  1-36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00109429
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82109943
• 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 69-11, 1980 Jun; :1-36
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Furfuryl alcohol (CAS RN 98-00-0) ; Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Furfuryl alcohol (CAS RN 98-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Performing Organization:
  Enviro Control, Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1742 - Plastering, drywall, and insulation - (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/233671/cdc_233671_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]