Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report of E.I. duPont De Nemours and Company, Pontchartrain Works, LaPlace, Louisiana

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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-2822), LaPlace, Louisiana in August, 1985. The purpose of the survey was to obtain information on the neoprene polymer production process and to evaluate the potential for exposure to 1,3- butadiene (106990). Bulk samples of neoprene were analyzed for residual 1,3-butadiene. The facility produced hydrogen-chloride and chloroprene as marketable products as well as neoprene. The process occurred in a closed system, tightly maintained for economic and fire hazard reasons. Single mechanical seals were used on all 1,3- butadiene pumps. Quality control sampling was done using gas bags in the tank farm. No residual 1,3-butadiene was found in the bulk neoprene samples. The company reported they had conducted air monitoring for 1,3-butadiene and found most exposures to be below 10 parts per million. Personnel records on current and terminated employees were maintained. A total of 1,264 workers had worked at the facility. The authors conclude that the facility should be considered a candidate for an in depth survey. The company should consider retrofitting dual mechanical seals on all process pumps with single mechanical seals. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Environmental Monitoring Health Surveys Occupational Health Plastics Preceptorship Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-6; Plastics-industry; Exposure-levels; Health-survey; Analytical-methods; Chemical-composition; Sampling-methods; Air-sampling
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6
• 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:
  1-18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00159086
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-249750
• 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 147-31, 1986 Apr; :1-18
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,3-Butadiene (CAS RN 106-99-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2822 - Synthetic rubber - (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:e350f3e5048d8d13ccd7e28e119b21977f2388c38178b28d0a9bc5adbe283463f70ff55acc2052b74e3caca9b88fded799ac9b025155d11f8dfe4c7b08f0530f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/233749/cdc_233749_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 924.22 KB ]