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Health hazard evaluation report: HHE 80-192-828. Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, Rock Hill, NC 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health :: NIOSH 
1981 
Center for Disease Control 
Washington, DC 
HHE 80-192-828 
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English 
On July 2, 1980 the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) to evaluate workers' exposures to dust, dyestuffs, formaldehyde and chemical finishes at the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, Rock Hill, North Carolina. NIOSH conducted a medical and industrial hygiene survey at the plant on August 4, 1980.

Measurements were made in several plant areas of total and respirable dust, formaldehyde , carbon monoxide, anisidine, o-toluidine and dimethylformamide. Exposures to formaldehyde in two areas (ager operation and chemical finishing) were close to the recommended NIOSH standard, a 30-minute ceiling concentration of 1 ppm based upon the irritative effects of formaldehyde. Levels of total dust were all less than 1 mg/m3 in area samples. Carbon monoxide was detected at levels of 3.5 ppm. Anisidine, o-toluidine and dimethylformamide were not detected. Workers handling solvents and those working in the roller print and ageing areas reported irritation of the eyes and upper respiratory tract. The workers commonly attributed these symptoms to exposure to these solvents and poor ventilation. 
SIC 2260 - Oust, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, anisidine, o-toluidine, dimethylforrnamide