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Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report TA 79-58, Montana State Department of Health, Pierce Packing Company, Billings, Montana.

PB80167174

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	8
Abstract	On September 14, 1979, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) received a request to assist the Montana State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences in determining if any employees at the Pierce Packing Company, Billings, Montana, received a significant exposure to polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) after an accidental spill of PCB had occurred in June 1979. Sixteen exposed workers were interviewed and their skin was examined for chloracne; blood samples were drawn from the 16 exposed workers and 16 nonexposed workers and analyzed for PCB; a fullbiochemical profile, including liver function tests and blood lipids was done on the 16 exposed workers. Air samples were collected to evaluate the present air concentration of PCB. The 16 exposed men (5 in the inedible department and 11 who worked there for short periods of time) showed no evidence of PCB poisoning by interview, skin examination and blood biochemical analysis. PCB air concentration showed no inhalation hazard existed at the time of sampling which was approximately 3 months after the spill. The blood tests did not reveal evidence of PCB related disease.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Criteria Inspection Standards Recommendations Industrial hygiene Concentration(Composition) Sampling Contaminants Chlorine organic compounds Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Air sampling Billings(Montana) Polychlorinated biphenyls
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Health Hazard and Technical Assistance Branch.
Supplemental Notes	See also report dated Jun 79, PB80-153695.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198015

Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report TA 79-58, Montana State Department of Health, Pierce Packing Company, Billings, Montana.

Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report TA 79-58, Montana State Department of Health, Pierce Packing Company, Billings, Montana.
PB80167174

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	8
Abstract	On September 14, 1979, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) received a request to assist the Montana State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences in determining if any employees at the Pierce Packing Company, Billings, Montana, received a significant exposure to polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) after an accidental spill of PCB had occurred in June 1979. Sixteen exposed workers were interviewed and their skin was examined for chloracne; blood samples were drawn from the 16 exposed workers and 16 nonexposed workers and analyzed for PCB; a fullbiochemical profile, including liver function tests and blood lipids was done on the 16 exposed workers. Air samples were collected to evaluate the present air concentration of PCB. The 16 exposed men (5 in the inedible department and 11 who worked there for short periods of time) showed no evidence of PCB poisoning by interview, skin examination and blood biochemical analysis. PCB air concentration showed no inhalation hazard existed at the time of sampling which was approximately 3 months after the spill. The blood tests did not reveal evidence of PCB related disease.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Criteria Inspection Standards Recommendations Industrial hygiene Concentration(Composition) Sampling Contaminants Chlorine organic compounds Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Air sampling Billings(Montana) Polychlorinated biphenyls
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Health Hazard and Technical Assistance Branch.
Supplemental Notes	See also report dated Jun 79, PB80-153695.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198015