Walk-through survey report: control of methylene chloride in furniture stripping at Tri-County Furniture Stripping and Refinishing, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Jensen, Paul A. ; Todd, William F.
• Description:
  A walk through survey was made at the Tri-County Furniture Stripping and Refinishing Company (SIC-7641), Cincinnati, Ohio for the purpose of evaluating control methods used to limit employee exposure to methylene-chloride (75092). This facility mixed their own stripping solutions using methylene-chloride, methanol (67561), acetone (67641), xylene (1330207), toluene (108883), and sodium-hydroxide (1310732). Paint was stripped using a dip tank. A heated caustic soda solution dip tank was used on finishes for which methylene- chloride did not work. Workers stripping at the dip tank wore an apron, neoprene gloves and safety glasses. The helper or rinser wore no personal protective equipment while mixing and filling the dip tank with solvents. The workplace was maintained in a neat condition. The primary stripper was exposed to methylene-chloride and methanol above the suggested limits. Neither the general nor the area ventilation provided were adequate. The authors recommend substituting less hazardous materials or improving ventilation and the use of personal protective equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Hydrocarbons Interior Design And Furnishings Occupational Health Paint Preceptorship Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-5; Control-technology; Ventilation-systems; Air-quality-control; Chlorinated-hydrocarbons; Paint-removers; Furniture-repair; Furniture-workers
• Series:
  Engineering and Physical Hazards Survey Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-52
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00194770
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91118943
• 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, ECTB 170-13A, 1990 Jun; :1-52
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Methanol (CAS RN 67-56-1) ; Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7641 - Reupholstery and furniture repair - (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/233776/cdc_233776_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]