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Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-88-346-2030, Graphic Creations, Inc., Warren, Rhode Island.

Authors
Kaiser EA
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 88-346-2030, G1990 Apr; :1-21
Link
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/1988-0346-2030.pdf
NIOSHTIC No.
00194764
Abstract
In response to a request from the management of Graphic Creations, Inc. (SIC-2752), Warren, Rhode Island, an evaluation was made of employee exposures to hydroquinone (123319) and printing press cleaning solvents which contained benzene (71432). The printing process involves photographic art work producing a negative, making a plate, exposing the plate in an exposure frame, and installing the plate on the press. The only ventilation was an air conditioning unit installed in 1972. The evaluation results indicated exposures to isopropyl-alcohol (67630) concentrations ranging from nondetectable to 31.4mg/m3, naphtha (8030306) from 81.74 to 914.8mg/m3, and 2-butoxyethanol (111762) from nondetectable to 2.56mg/m3. Personal breathing zone exposures to benzene were observed to range from 0.98 to 1.0 parts per million. Hydroquinone was not detected. The author concludes that a health hazard did exist for employees exposed to naphtha, benzene and 2-butoxyethanol. The author recommends measures to minimize these exposures.
Keywords
NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report; HETA-88-346-2030; Hazard-Confirmed; Region-1; Organic-solvents; Solvent-vapors; Photography; Printing-presses; Printing-industry; Occupational-exposure; Author Keywords: commercial printing, lithographic; naphtha; benzene; alcohols; butyl cellosolve; 2-butoxyethanol; hydroquinone; letter-press; off-set printing
CAS No.
123-31-9; 71-43-2; 67-63-0; 8030-30-6; 111-76-2
Publication Date
19900401
Document Type
Field Studies; Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance
Fiscal Year
1990
NTIS Accession No.
PB91-116541
NTIS Price
A03
Identifying No.
HETA-88-346-2030
NIOSH Division
DSHEFS
SIC Code
2752
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
State
RI; OH
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division