Walk-through survey report at Kinston Shirt Company, Kinston, North Carolina, August 30-31, 1982

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6654830

Blade, L M; Stayner, L T

A walk-through survey was conducted in August 1982 at the Kinston Shirt Company, Kinston, North Carolina, to evaluate worker exposure to formaldehyde as part of a NIOSH study to locate facilities for inclusion in an industry-wide study of formaldehyde. About 50% of the finished fabric had been treated with formaldehyde-based resin and cured to provide permanent-press characteristics. Personal and area air samples were collected by the sorbent tube method. The direct-reading air-monitoring device malfunctioned and provided no data. Formaldehyde concentration in the air samples ranged from 0.06 to 0.57 parts per million (ppm). Although the formaldehyde concentrations were well below the OSHA standard of 3ppm for an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA), the authors recommend that dilution ventilation be employed in the facility, especially in the cutting and piece-goods area, to reduce the ambient concentrations of formaldehyde.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Industrial Hygiene Section
• OSTI ID: 6654830
• Report Number(s): PB-88-252929/XAB; IWS-125.23
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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