Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-81-310-1039, King-Smith Printing Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Source
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 81-310-1039, 1982 Jan; :1-8
Abstract
Personal air samples were analyzed for 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556), n-Butanol (71363), and perchloroethylene (127184), at the King Smith Printing Company (SIC-2752) on July 28, 1981. A representative of the Graphic Arts International Union, Local 289, requested the evaluation on behalf of one affected worker. 1,1,1- Trichloroethane concentrations ranged from none detected to 67 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/CuM), less than the NIOSH standard of 1910mg/CuM. n-Butanol concentrations ranged from 9.7 to 13mg/CuM , compared with the OSHA standard of 300mg/CuM. Concentrations of perchloroethylene were in the range of 22 to 30mg/CuM, below the OSHA standard of 670mg/CuM. The author concludes that a health hazard from solvents exposures did not exist at this facility. He recommends the use of gloves, reduction of perchloroethylene concentrations, and periodic environmental monitoring of the work area.
Keywords
NIOSH-Author; HETA-81-310-1039; NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation; Hazards-Unconfirmed; Region-5; Health-surveys; Air-sampling; Organic-solvents; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report;
Author Keywords: Lithographic printing; Cyrel plate making; n-butanol; perchloroethylene; 1,1,1-trichloroethane
CAS No.
71-55-6; 71-36-3; 127-18-4
Document Type
Field Studies; Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance
NTIS Accession No.
PB82-194531
Identifying No.
HETA-81-310-1039
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
