Plant Observation Report and Evaluation (PORE) for carbon disulfide.

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Report on the use of carbon-disulfide (75150) in the manufacture of sodium-cellulose-xanthate at the American Enka Company, Lowland, Tennessee. The process involves cellulose steeping in sodium- hydroxide (1310732) which yields alkali cellulose, grinding of the cellulose into crumbs, pre-aging of cellulose by exposing to oxygen in the air which leads to depolymerization, and xanthation which is achieved by adding carbon-disulfide to the alkali cellulose. Subsequent steps include dissolving, ripening, filtration, spinning, cutting, washing, drying and baling. Steps to inform employees about safety are described, and the need for having pre-employment examination is discussed. Safety and work practices at the American Enka Company are detailed. (Contract No. 099-74-0031) [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carbon Disulfide Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Safety Management Solvents Textile Industry Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Contract-099-74-0031; Carbon-disulfide; Toxic-substances; Solvents; Safety-measures; Safety-practices; Work-areas; Medical-examinations; Rayon; Fibers; Textiles-industry
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00072150
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1977 Feb; :1-4
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon disulfide (CAS RN 75-15-0) ; Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, NIOSH Contract No. 099-74-0031, 4 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242078/cdc_242078_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]