Control Technology for New Plastics Processes at Air Plastics, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

摘要

Area and breathing zone samples were analyzed for styrene (100425) at Air Plastics, Incorporated (SIC-3079), Cincinnati, Ohio in June 1984. Engineering controls and work practices in the filament winding process were investigated. The workers positioned themselves upwind of the product during spraying and roll out. This had been determined to be the best position for avoiding back spray during the operation. The company had purchased detector tube kits for monitoring styrene exposure. Employees in the spray and roll out operations wore protective goggles and half mask respirators. Employees in fiberglass cutting and grinding operations wore nuisance dust respirators. The authors recommend installation of an oil free compressor as a source of breathing air and installation of partitions around each winding mandrel.