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Industrial Hygiene Report Perchloroethylene at Gold Medal Cleaners, 1123 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Chicago, Illinois 60651.

PB81239774

Publication Date	1980
Personal Author	Roberts, D. R.
Page Count	13
Abstract	Worker exposures to perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) were surveyed at Gold Metal Cleaners (SIC-7216) in Chicago, Illinois on July 16, 1979. The company employed 11 workers. Time weighted average (TWA) personal exposures to PCE ranged from 0.5 to 33 parts per million (ppm). Peak exposures for 5 minute samples were 7.3 and 51ppm, and peak exposure for one 15 minute sample was 24ppm. All samples were below OSHA standards of 100ppm for TWA exposures, and 200 and 300ppm for 15 and 5 minute peak exposures, respectively. The author recommends the PCE exposures be kept as low as possible since the carcinogenicity of the compound has not been established. Workers should be provided with preplacement physical examinations, respirators and protective clothing, exhaust ventilation should be installed, workers should be informed about PCE hazards, and equipment and PCE storage containers should be inspected periodically.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Exposure Toxicity Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Ethylene/tetrachloro CAS 127-18-4 SIC-7216
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. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198125

Industrial Hygiene Report Perchloroethylene at Gold Medal Cleaners, 1123 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Chicago, Illinois 60651.

Industrial Hygiene Report Perchloroethylene at Gold Medal Cleaners, 1123 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Chicago, Illinois 60651.
PB81239774

Publication Date	1980
Personal Author	Roberts, D. R.
Page Count	13
Abstract	Worker exposures to perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) were surveyed at Gold Metal Cleaners (SIC-7216) in Chicago, Illinois on July 16, 1979. The company employed 11 workers. Time weighted average (TWA) personal exposures to PCE ranged from 0.5 to 33 parts per million (ppm). Peak exposures for 5 minute samples were 7.3 and 51ppm, and peak exposure for one 15 minute sample was 24ppm. All samples were below OSHA standards of 100ppm for TWA exposures, and 200 and 300ppm for 15 and 5 minute peak exposures, respectively. The author recommends the PCE exposures be kept as low as possible since the carcinogenicity of the compound has not been established. Workers should be provided with preplacement physical examinations, respirators and protective clothing, exhaust ventilation should be installed, workers should be informed about PCE hazards, and equipment and PCE storage containers should be inspected periodically.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Exposure Toxicity Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Ethylene/tetrachloro CAS 127-18-4 SIC-7216
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. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198125