Industrial hygiene walk-through survey report of E.I. duPont deNemours and Company, Sabine River Works, Orange, Texas.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A walk through survey was conducted at EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (SIC-2869), Orange, Texas in August, 1985. The purpose of the survey was to obtain information on the adiponitrile (111693) production process and evaluate the potential for exposure to 1,3- butadiene (106990). Bulk adiponitrile samples were analyzed for 1,3- butadiene. Adiponitrile was produced by reacting 1,3-butadiene with hydrogen-cyanide (74908). All pumps handling 1,3-butadiene were equipped with dual mechanical seals. Company air monitoring data for all job classifications for the preceding 2 years showed time weighted average 1,3-butadiene exposures at or below 1 part per million. No residual 1,3-butadiene was detected in the bulk adiponitrile samples. The company employed 2,100 workers, of which 305 were dedicated to adiponitrile production. Personnel records were maintained on terminated as well as current employees. Approximately 4,000 records were on file, dating back to 1946. All employees received periodic physicals as well as pre placement examinations. Production area employees were required to wear approved safety equipment, such as glasses, hard hats, and steel toe safety shoes. The authors conclude that the facility should be given an in depth industrial hygiene survey. No exposure related recommendations are given. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Chemical-manufacturing-industry; Exposure-levels; Air-sampling; Biological-monitoring; Occupational-exposure; Region-6; Safety-research; Analytical-methods
• 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 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• 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:
  1-19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00159078
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86223203
• 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 147-32, 1986 Apr; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,3-Butadiene (CAS RN 106-99-0) ; Adiponitrile (CAS RN 111-69-3) ; Hydrogen cyanide (CAS RN 74-90-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2869 - Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (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/233688/cdc_233688_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]