Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report Of The Goodyear Tire And Rubber Company, Houston Chemical Plant, Houston, Texas, Report No. IWS-147-34.

NIOSH

NIOSH 1986 Apr:22 pages

00159087

A walk through survey was conducted at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (SIC-2822), Houston, Texas in November, 1985. The purpose of the survey was to obtain information on production processes for styrene (100425) butadiene (106990) rubber (SBR), styrene/butadiene latex (SBL) and acrylonitrile (107131) butadiene rubber (ABR), and to evaluate the potential for 1,3-butadiene exposure. Bulk samples of SBR, SBL, and ABR were analyzed for residual 1,3-butadiene. The products were manufactured by an emulsion process. Pumps in the facility were equipped with single mechanical seals. The acrylonitrile compressor was under negative pressure and used activated carbon filters. The quality control laboratory had a local exhaust hooding system. Quality control sampling was conducted using open/loop bombs. All bulk samples except a SBR sample at 180 degrees-C contained no detectable 1,3-butadiene. Company air monitoring data for 1975 to 1980 and 1982 to 1985 showed mean time weighted average 1,3-butadiene exposures of 4.0 and 5.9 parts per million (ppm), respectively. Tank farm operators, recovery operators, and reactor operators experienced exposures greater than 10ppm. The authors conclude that the facility is suitable for an in depth survey. Recommendations include performing preventive maintenance on pumps in the recovery area and installing closed loop quality control sampling systems.

NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Rubber-manufacturing-industry; Monitoring-systems; Sampling-methods; Exposure-levels; Region-6; Trace-analysis; Analytical-methods; Safety-research; IWS-147-34;

100-42-5; 106-99-0; 107-13-1;

19860401

1986

PB86-225299

A03

IWS-147-34

DSHEFS;

2822;

Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, NIOSH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, Report No. IWS-147-34, 22 pages, 9 references

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