| Document ID (ISN) | 109011 |
| CIS number |
09-113 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1545-9624 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Grevenkamp A. |
| Title |
OSHA compliance issues - Overexposure and control of methylene chloride in a furniture stripping operation |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2007, Vol.4, No.5, p.D39-D41. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
This OSHA inspection reports on a case of overexposure to methylene chloride in a small business involved in furniture repair and restoration employing 18 workers. The exposure occurred in a section of the establishment where a single employee worked three to four days per week removing paint and varnish from furniture by spraying methylene chloride. Personal sampling found short-term exposures and 8h TWA levels of 285-662ppm and 108ppm respectively, compared to permissible levels of 125ppm and 25ppm respectively. Recommendations included modifications in equipment design and local exhaust. Subsequent samplings showed drastic reductions in exposure levels which were well within permissible levels. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational hygiene; furniture industry; dichloromethane; paint removal |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
local exhaust; personal sampling; public OSH institutions; USA; design of equipment; limitation of exposure; exposure evaluation; determination in air; paint removers |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Woodworking industry
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