Industrial-hygiene survey report of Defense Fuel Support Point, Cincinnati, Ohio
As part of a study of worker exposure, personal protective equipment, and engineering controls in use in work areas where exposure to ethylene glycol ethers is possible, an industrial hygiene survey was conducted at the Defense Fuel Support Point, Cincinnati, Ohio. The activities include receiving, storing, and distributing of jet fuel for military use. At the site, 2-methoxyethanol (2-ME) was added as an icing inhibitor to one of the jet fuels. JP-4 contained 0.10 to 0.15 wt.% of 2-ME and JP-5 contained diethylene-glycol-monomethyl-ether (DEGME) at a concentration of 0.15 to 0.20 wt.% received at the location for shipment elsewhere. The potential existed for inhalation and dermal exposure to 2-ME. Exposure controls included the use of engineering controls at the truck-loading operation and quality control analysis divisions and the wearing of personal protective equipment. Monitoring indicated that full-shift inhalation exposures to 2-ME were low, less than 0.34 part per million (ppm). Short-term exposures occasionally reached 6.86 ppm. Due to the small number of workers with a potential of exposure to glygol ethers, the facility should not be included in additional health studies. Specific recommendations are made for work practices, ventilation and personal protective equipment.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5791622
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-186621/XAB; IWS-134.20.14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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