| Document ID (ISN) | 58304 |
| CIS number |
92-1247 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Foulds I.S., Koh D. |
| Title |
Allergic contact dermatitis from resin hardeners during the manufacture of thermosetting coating paints |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1992, Vol.26, No.2, p.87-90. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
Five production operators from 2 factories manufacturing thermosetting coating paint developed work-related skin disorders within 12 months of the introduction of a new powdered paint product. All 5 workers were found to have allergic contact dermatitis from 2 epoxy resin hardeners, both of which were commercial preparations of triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC). Two of the workers had concomitant sensitisation to epoxy resin in the standard series and several of the epoxy resin preparations at the workplace. TGIC has been reported as a contact sensitiser both in persons producting the chemical and among end-users to TGIC-containing products. These 5 reported cases document allergic contact dermatitis from commercial TGIC among exposed workers during an intermediate process of powdered paint manufacture. The possibility of substituting this epoxy resin hardener with less sensitising alternatives should be explored. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
epoxy resins; isocyanurate polymers; exposure evaluation; eczema; hardeners |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; skin allergies; paints; symptoms |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Exposure evaluation
Skin diseases
|
