Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report on Styrene Exposure at the AMF-Hatteras Yacht Division Plant, High Point, North Carolina, Report No. IWS-78-29

摘要

A walk through survey on styrene (100425) exposure was performed at the AMF-Hatteras Yacht Division facility (SIC-3732) at High Point, North Carolina. There were six production lines, only four of which were in operation. The facility employed about 501 workers in the production of fiberglass reinforced plastic boats. Four major job categories were involved in the lamination process: gel coat application; layup; resin application; and overlayering. Major chemical exposures included styrene and acetone (67641). The highest atmospheric concentrations of styrene were 96.0 and 98.5 parts per million (ppm), in the superstructure lamination area. The highest acetone concentrations were 17.3 and 17.7 ppm found in the small parts layup area. There was a good ventilation system at this facility. This facility should be included in a larger cross sectional industrial hygiene study of workers exposed to styrene.