Engineering control technology in polyvinyl chloride polymerization plants.

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• Personal Author:
  Gideon, J. A.
• Description:
  Technology for controlling worker exposure to vinyl chloride monomer (75014) (VCM) from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) (9002862) polymerization processes is reviewed. Suspension, dispersion, and bulk polymerization processes are described, and potential hazard and exposure sources are considered. Basic principles of control, such as process and equipment modification, isolation, local and general ventilation, work practices, personal protective equipment, workplace monitoring systems, and employee and employer education are discussed. Application of these principles to reduce VCM exposure to an 8 hour time weighted average exposure of 1 part per million is described. The author concludes that VCM exposure can be successfully controlled when these control principles function together as an integrated coordinated system, and that voluntary industrial implementation and sharing of effective preventive measures will promote the industry, labor, and government objective of preventing occupational illness; permit engineers and hygienists to benefit from the collective experiences of industry; and enable OSHA to operate less often in a crisis mode of regulation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Plastics Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Toxic-substances; Hazardous-materials; Industrial-poisons; Acute-exposure; Control-measures; Control-equipment; Industrial-hazards; Protective-measures; Safety-engineering; Protective-equipment; Ventilation-systems; Equipment-design; Chemical-factory-workers; Plastics-products
• ISSN:
  0146-4779
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  285-318
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091987
• Citation:
  J Environ Pathol Toxicol 1979 May/Jun; 2(5):285-318
• CAS Registry Number:
  Poly(vinyl chloride) (CAS RN 9002-86-2) ; Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4)
• Editor(s):
  Bridbord K; French J
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Environmental Pathology and Toxicology. Toxicological and Carcinogenic Health Hazards in the Workplace: proceedings of the First Annual NIOSH Scientific Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 1978
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/247485/cdc_247485_DS1.pdf
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