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Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-93-0844-2411, Rosebud Company, Atlanta, Georgia.

Authors
Kiefer M
Source
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 93-0844-2411, 1994 Mar; :1-18
Link
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/1993-0844-2411.pdf
NIOSHTIC No.
00220122
Abstract
In response to a request from the owner, an evaluation was made of potential hazardous conditions associated with the use of an experimental paint stripper to renovate wood floors by the Rosebud Company (SIC-1752), Atlanta, Georgia. The work was being performed at an antique residence undergoing renovation. The paint stripper, Experimental Solvent System Formulat MPB, was a viscous liquid used for passive refinishing. Personal exposures to n-methyl- pyrrolidinone (872504) (NMP) were documented at 3.3 and 4.0 parts per million (ppm) on two occasions at the work site. Area samples averaged 3.6 and 7.7ppm. No detectable lead (7439921) was found in the personal or area air samples taken. Wipe samples prior to renovation found a surface lead level of 158 micrograms per square foot from a section of baseboard. Four paint chip samples from the floor or a room being renovated contained 0.19% to 0.28% lead. Levels of formic-acid (64186) were below the 5ppm OSHA permissible exposure limit. The author concludes that the health hazard associated with NMP exposure is not clear. The author recommends that additional precautions be taken to reduce potential exposures for workers and others in the building.
Keywords
NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report; HETA-93-0844-2411; Hazard-Confirmed; Region-4; Organic-solvents; Solvent-vapors; Occupational-exposure; Paint-removers; Heavy-metals; Author Keywords: Floor Laying and Other Floor Work, Not Elsewhere Classified; n-methyl pyrrolidinone; formic acid; lead; floor refinishing and restoration; paint removal
CAS No.
872-50-4; 7439-92-1; 64-18-6
Publication Date
19940301
Document Type
Field Studies; Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance
Fiscal Year
1994
NTIS Accession No.
PB94-193877
NTIS Price
A03
Identifying No.
HETA-93-0844-2411
NIOSH Division
DSHEFS
SIC Code
1752
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
State
GA; OH
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division