Carbon disulfide in viscose rayon manufacturing.

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• Personal Author:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Rosensteel, Robert E. ; Shama, Steven K.
• Description:
  A study was undertaken of potential hazardous working conditions in the spinning and cutting areas of a large viscose rayon manufacturing facility. The study centered around six spinnermen and eight cuttermen, and their possible exposure to hazardous levels of carbon-disulfide (75150) (CS2). Acute exposures for cuttermen ranged from less than 20 parts per million (ppm) to greater than 2000ppm. In 52% of these measures the concentration was over 100ppm. Shift time weighted average concentrations ranged from 10 to 130ppm. End of shift iodine-azide values were abnormal in 65% of the cuttermen. Symptoms resulting from CS2 exposure were noted in 78% of the group. Based on the results of the study and the finding of excessively high environmental levels of CS2, abnormal iodine- azide biological tests in workers, and significant occurrence of symptomatology consistent with exposure to CS2, the authors conclude that a hazard existed at this site to cuttermen, chargehands and others working in the cutter area. The respirator program in effect for cuttermen was ineffective in protecting this group of workers. Spinnermen, and other workers were occasionally exposed to levels of CS2 which were potentially toxic. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respiratory Protective Devices
  • Safety
  • Sulfides
  • Textile Industry
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Toxic-gases; Occupational-exposure; Synthetic-fibers-industry; Sulfides; Air-quality-monitoring; Respirators; Personal-protective-equipment; Respiratory-protection; Workplace-studies
• Publisher:
  American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  92-101
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00205586
• Citation:
  Transactions of the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, May 12-17, 1974, Miami Beach, Florida. Cincinnati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 1974 May; :92-101
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Carbon disulfide (CAS RN 75-15-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Transactions of the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, May 12-17, 1974, Miami Beach, Florida
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243132/cdc_243132_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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