Engineering control technology assessment for the plastics and resins industry
"Engineering control technology for the plastics and resins industry (SIC-2821 through 2824) was investigated. Detailed studies were conducted for polyvinyl-chloride (9002862) (PVC) mass polymerization, suspension, and dispersion; acrylonitrile (107131), butadiene (106990) and styrene (100425) resin manufacture; polystyrene process, styrene-butadiene (9003558) rubber emulsion polymerization; phenolic resin production, alkyl phenol resin production, liquid and solid epoxy process; toluene-diisocyanate (26471625); and phenolic resin compounding processes. Toxic chemicals and harmful physical agents investigated also included asbestos (1332214), benzene (71432), bisphenol-A (80057), cadmium (7440439), chromium (7440473), diglycidyl-ether of bisphenol A (25085998), epichlorohydrin (106898), formaldehyde (50000), hydrogen- chloride (7647010), lead (7439921), monochlorobenzene (108907), phosgene (75445), polyvinyl-chloride dust, sodium-hydroxide (1310732), and xylene (1330207). The authors conclude that the PVC industry can attain a significant reduction in worker exposure." - NIOSHTIC-2
Print Book, English, 1978
U.S. Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Cincinnati, OH, 1978