Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-81-436-1074, Ellis Fischel State Cancer Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.
Authors
Lee SA
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 81-436-1074, 1983 Mar; :1-5
Exposures to acetic-acid (64197) vapor in the Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Laboratory, Ellis Fischel State Cancer Hospital (SIC- 806), Columbia, Missouri were investigated. The department director requested the study, which was performed on December 15, 1981. At the time of the study two workers were employed at the laboratory in the construction of maxillofacial prostheses which released acetic- acid during curing. Fifteen minute average exposures to acetic-acid were about 4 parts per million (ppm) for one worker while exposures ranged from 4 to 30ppm for the other. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists recommends that exposures not exceed 15ppm during any 15 minute sampling period. Irritant effects have been reported to occur at concentrations below 10ppm. The author concludes that eye and nose irritation due to exposure to acetic-acid vapors occurs during prosthetics fabrication. A small fan near the work desk of the affected employee is recommended to direct acetic-acid vapors away from the face.
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.
Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.
You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link.
CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website.
For more information on CDC's web notification policies, see Website Disclaimers.
CDC.gov Privacy Settings
We take your privacy seriously. You can review and change the way we collect information below.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Cookies used to make website functionality more relevant to you. These cookies perform functions like remembering presentation options or choices and, in some cases, delivery of web content that based on self-identified area of interests.
Cookies used to track the effectiveness of CDC public health campaigns through clickthrough data.
Cookies used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on CDC.gov through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes by these third parties.
Thank you for taking the time to confirm your preferences. If you need to go back and make any changes, you can always do so by going to our Privacy Policy page.