Health-hazard evaluation report HETA 91-169-2196, Texprint Products, Macon, Georgia
In response to a request from a union representative an evaluation was undertaken of possible hazardous working conditions at Texprint Products (SIC-2269), Macon, Georgia. Workers had complained of skin rashes and respiratory symptoms. The company was involved in the dyeing, printing and finishing of fabrics to be used for home furnishing and Japanese apparel. Exposures to formaldehyde (50000), caprolactam (105602), and mineral spirits were all well below established standards. Heat stress measurements were excessive. In one instance the core body temperature exceeded the recommended maximum of 38 degrees-C for one worker throughout the first shift. Eye irritation was reported by 25 (28%) of the workers with six (24%) reporting current or chronic rashes, seven (28%) reported headaches, and one (4%) reported more than one lower respiratory symptom. The authors conclude that a health hazard existed from excessive exposure to heat stress. Caustics and reactive dyes presented potential health hazards from dermal exposure. The authors recommend that a heat stress management program be implemented. The installation of engineering controls and the use of protective equipment by individual workers should be used to lessen the hazards of their jobs.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7008545
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-219773/XAB; HETA--91-169-2196
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALDEHYDES
AMIDES
ANIMALS
BODY
DISEASES
DYES
ENERGY
FORMALDEHYDE
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEAT
INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
INDUSTRY
LACTAMS
MAMMALS
MAN
MEDICINE
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PERSONNEL
PRIMATES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SKIN
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
VERTEBRATES
WORKING CONDITIONS