Health-hazard evaluation report HETA 82-359-1382, Indiana and Michigan Power Company, Rockport Construction Project, Rockport, Indiana

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5404807

Stephenson, R L; Egilman, D S

In August 1982, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request to evaluate employee exposures during spray painting operations of the coal storage silo and transformer firewall at the Indiana and Michigan (I and M) Power Company's Rockport Construction Project in Rockport, Indiana. The request was prompted due to the spray painters reported exposures to isocyanate paint and reported symptoms of eye irritation and shortness of breath. On the basis of the data obtained during this investigation, NIOSH has determined that the symptoms reported in the request were related to previous isocyanate painting operations when supplied-air respirators were not used and that this constituted a health hazard. Medical assessments of the spray painters did not reveal any isocyanate related symptoms when supplied-air respirators were used. Exposure to MDI under the supplied-air hood is currently within the NIOSH recommended standards, but MDI might cause adverse effects even at these levels. Recommendations to reduce potential exposures are included in Section VIII of this report.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5404807
• Report Number(s): PB-85-177558/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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