Industrial-hygiene survey report of Delta Air Lines, Inc. Technical Operations Center, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
A visit was made to the technical operations center of Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia to evaluate worker exposure, personal protective equipment and engineering controls in work areas where ethylene glycol ethers were used. At this facility the potential for inhalation and dermal exposure to the ethers exists primarily in the hangers during spray coating of the aircraft, small parts and ground support equipment. Approximately 20 male workers were potentially exposed directly during painting operations; approximately 50 to 60 workers working in adjacent areas may have been indirectly exposed. Concentrations of 2-ethoxyethyl-acetate (2-EEA) ranged from 0.29 to 2.77 parts per million (ppm); the OSHA permissible exposure limit was 100 ppm, and the NIOSH recommended exposure limit was the lowest feasible level. The actual inhaled dose would be much lower as a result of the use of personal protective equipment during painting operations. A potential for exposure to 2-EEA was also noted during the mixing of the paints and after the painting was completed. Protective equipment was not normally used at these times. The authors recommend specific efforts to minimize exposures.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5936818
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-186605/XAB; IWS-134.20.12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
AIR POLLUTION
ALCOHOLS
COATINGS
DEPOSITION
ENGINEERING
ETHERS
GLYCOLS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
INDUSTRY
INSPECTION
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PAINTS
POLLUTION
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SPRAY COATING
SURFACE COATING
SURVEYS
TOXIC MATERIALS
TOXICITY