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Industrial Hygiene Survey of the Union Carbide Corporation Polyvinyl Chloride Operations, South Charleston, West Virginia.

PB82150939

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Jones, J.
Page Count	32
Abstract	Worker exposures to vinyl-chloride (75014) (VC) and noise were determined at the Union Carbide Corporation Polyvinyl Chloride Operations (SIC-2821) in South Charleston, West Virginia, from June 10 to 19, 1974. The survey was part of a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational VC exposure. The facility employed approximately 1,800 people. The company had formal medical, industrial hygiene, and safety programs. Personal VC samples ranged from nondetectable to 77.0 parts per million (ppm) compared with the OSHA temporary emergency standard of 50ppm peak concentration. The current OSHA standard for VC is 1ppm for a time weighted average. Area samples of VC ranged from 0.6ppm to 8.1ppm for solvent process workers, and from 0.2 to 7.1ppm in the control rooms. Personal VC samples collected in the dynel and dispersion processes ranged from 0 to 4.2ppm, and 0.1 to 82.8ppm, respectively. Noise measurement in all work areas studied ranged from 60 to 110 decibels relative to the A-weighted scale. The author recommends that further sampling be conducted to determine whether new control measures are effective.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Vinyl chloride Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Plastics Noise(Sound) Chemical industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 75-01-4 Air sampling
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 Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198210

Industrial Hygiene Survey of the Union Carbide Corporation Polyvinyl Chloride Operations, South Charleston, West Virginia.

Industrial Hygiene Survey of the Union Carbide Corporation Polyvinyl Chloride Operations, South Charleston, West Virginia.
PB82150939

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Jones, J.
Page Count	32
Abstract	Worker exposures to vinyl-chloride (75014) (VC) and noise were determined at the Union Carbide Corporation Polyvinyl Chloride Operations (SIC-2821) in South Charleston, West Virginia, from June 10 to 19, 1974. The survey was part of a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational VC exposure. The facility employed approximately 1,800 people. The company had formal medical, industrial hygiene, and safety programs. Personal VC samples ranged from nondetectable to 77.0 parts per million (ppm) compared with the OSHA temporary emergency standard of 50ppm peak concentration. The current OSHA standard for VC is 1ppm for a time weighted average. Area samples of VC ranged from 0.6ppm to 8.1ppm for solvent process workers, and from 0.2 to 7.1ppm in the control rooms. Personal VC samples collected in the dynel and dispersion processes ranged from 0 to 4.2ppm, and 0.1 to 82.8ppm, respectively. Noise measurement in all work areas studied ranged from 60 to 110 decibels relative to the A-weighted scale. The author recommends that further sampling be conducted to determine whether new control measures are effective.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Vinyl chloride Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Plastics Noise(Sound) Chemical industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 75-01-4 Air sampling
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 Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198210