Scope for the dyeing and finishing of textiles.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An overview was presented of the textile industry, and specifically the dyeing and finishing of textiles. More than 68,000 workers were exposed to nearly 5,000 different dyes and chemicals in the finishing and dyeing of textiles, along with many physical agents. They were at high risk of exposure which may result in detrimental long term effects. This document included sources of exposure, data on biological effects and control of exposure, and other aspects such as the control of exposure through management involvement, safety and hygiene programs, engineering controls, and work practices. Current standards related to textile dyeing and finishing were reviewed. More specific hazards included exposure to acid dyes, azoic dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes, disperse dyes, fiber reactive dyes, mordant dyes, and fluorescent brightening agents. Each of the major dye classes was discussed in terms of potential health hazards and biological effects. Some of the dyes used were potentially carcinogenic. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coloring Agents Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Textile Industry Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Contract-210-79-0001; Textiles-industry; Textile-workers; Dyeing-industry; Azo-dyes; Workplace-studies; Industrial-hygiene; Occupational-exposure; Toxic-effects; Control-technology
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-47
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00237101
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97187530
• Citation:
  GEOMET Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Maryland 1980 May; :1-47
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Performing Organization:
  Geomet Technologies, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  GEOMET Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Maryland
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243567/cdc_243567_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]