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Walk-through Survey Report at Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc., Drexel, North Carolina 28619.

PB82152299

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Matanoski, G. M.; Lees, P. S. J.; O'Toole, J. H.
Page Count	27
Abstract	Worker exposure to paint materials were studied at Drexel Heritage Furnishing, Incorporated (SIC-2512) in Drexel, North Carolina, from July 31 to August 1, 1978. The company was under consideration for inclusion in a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational paint materials exposure. Approximately 1,000 of the employees at the facility were assigned to the finishing operations surveyed. Medical services were furnished by one nurse in each complex. Personnel records provided demographic information and department assignments. Numerous types of wood stains, thinners, solvent, sealers, lacquers, printing inks, and fillers and glazes were used. Exposure control methods at the facility were representative of the furniture industry in general. The authors recommend that the Drexel Heritage facility by included in the NIOSH paint hazard survey.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Paints Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Solvents Lacquers Sealers Printing ink Glazes Fillers Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-2512
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	Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198209
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-77-0096

Walk-through Survey Report at Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc., Drexel, North Carolina 28619.

Walk-through Survey Report at Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc., Drexel, North Carolina 28619.
PB82152299

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Matanoski, G. M.; Lees, P. S. J.; O'Toole, J. H.
Page Count	27
Abstract	Worker exposure to paint materials were studied at Drexel Heritage Furnishing, Incorporated (SIC-2512) in Drexel, North Carolina, from July 31 to August 1, 1978. The company was under consideration for inclusion in a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational paint materials exposure. Approximately 1,000 of the employees at the facility were assigned to the finishing operations surveyed. Medical services were furnished by one nurse in each complex. Personnel records provided demographic information and department assignments. Numerous types of wood stains, thinners, solvent, sealers, lacquers, printing inks, and fillers and glazes were used. Exposure control methods at the facility were representative of the furniture industry in general. The authors recommend that the Drexel Heritage facility by included in the NIOSH paint hazard survey.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Paints Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Solvents Lacquers Sealers Printing ink Glazes Fillers Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-2512
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	Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198209
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-77-0096