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Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report on Organophosphorus Exposures at Rochester Products Division, General Motors Corporation, 100 Lexington Avenue, Rochester, New York.

PB82104530

Publication Date	1980
Personal Author	Zumwalde, R. D.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Worker exposures to organophosphorus (OP) esters were determined at the Rochester Products Division of General Motors Corporation (SIC-3592) in Rochester, New York, on October 12, 1979. The company was being considered for inclusion in a NIOSH study of delayed neurotoxic effects of occupational OP exposure. The die cast department surveyed had approximately 219 employees. A safety program was in existence, and periodic environmental sampling was conducted. Showers and facilities for changing clothes were provided. There was a full time physician available to provide preemployment and periodic physical examinations. Employment records provided demographic information and employment history. Exposure concentrations to OP esters were relatively low, with triphenyl-phosphate being one of the major components. Trace concentrations of diphenyl-2-isopropyl phenyl phosphate were found along with 11 other unidentified OP esters. The author concludes that because of the lack of identification for all OP ester exposures and the uncertainty of OP ester skin absorption, the facility is not suitable for inclusion in the proposed NIOSH study.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Phosphorus organic compounds Insecticides Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health
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	198201

Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report on Organophosphorus Exposures at Rochester Products Division, General Motors Corporation, 100 Lexington Avenue, Rochester, New York.

Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report on Organophosphorus Exposures at Rochester Products Division, General Motors Corporation, 100 Lexington Avenue, Rochester, New York.
PB82104530

Publication Date	1980
Personal Author	Zumwalde, R. D.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Worker exposures to organophosphorus (OP) esters were determined at the Rochester Products Division of General Motors Corporation (SIC-3592) in Rochester, New York, on October 12, 1979. The company was being considered for inclusion in a NIOSH study of delayed neurotoxic effects of occupational OP exposure. The die cast department surveyed had approximately 219 employees. A safety program was in existence, and periodic environmental sampling was conducted. Showers and facilities for changing clothes were provided. There was a full time physician available to provide preemployment and periodic physical examinations. Employment records provided demographic information and employment history. Exposure concentrations to OP esters were relatively low, with triphenyl-phosphate being one of the major components. Trace concentrations of diphenyl-2-isopropyl phenyl phosphate were found along with 11 other unidentified OP esters. The author concludes that because of the lack of identification for all OP ester exposures and the uncertainty of OP ester skin absorption, the facility is not suitable for inclusion in the proposed NIOSH study.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Phosphorus organic compounds Insecticides Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health
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	198201