Health-hazard evaluation report HETA-87-300-0000, B. F. Goodrich Company, Marietta, Ohio

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5632984

Richardson, F D; Almaguer, D; Mathias, C

A study was made of possible hazardous working conditions at the B.F. Goodrich Company, Marietta, Ohio. Of particular concern were cases of dermatitis possibly arising from skin exposure to substances handled on the job. The compounding and calendaring working environments were contaminated by powder and liquid spills. Ample opportunity existed for workers to contact the aziridine-based cross-linking agent, polyfunctional acrylates, methylmethacrylate, epoxy resins, and sulfonate used in printing and compounding processes. Skin patch testing was performed to test for dermal sensitization to agents used during the performance of normal activities. All Compounding personnel and Calendaring personnel associated with printing, ink production, and embossing who had dermatitis of the face, neck and/or arms, were asked to participate. The 126 persons tested represented 70% of persons employed in these departments. The authors recommend an educational program for workers, use of coveralls, better housekeeping in the Compounding Department and other areas of the facility, use of vacuum systems or wet mopping to remove accumulated dust, avoidance of food in work areas, improved ventilation system, use of organic vapor cartridge respirators, improved personal hygiene, use of barrier creams, and improved medical surveillance of dermatitis cases.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation and Field Studies
• OSTI ID: 5632984
• Report Number(s): PB-89-188007/XAB; HETA-87-300-0000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
AIR POLLUTION
DERMATITIS
DISEASES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
INDUSTRY
INKS
INSPECTION
KETONES
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
POLLUTION
POLYMERS
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY
RESINS
SKIN DISEASES
SOLVENTS
SURVEYS
TOXICITY