Exploring on occupational health risk assessment of 2-butoxyethanol in a printing house
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2019.07.019
- VernacularTitle: 某印刷企业2-丁氧基乙醇职业健康风险评估
- Author:
Xue TAO
1
;
Haibin LI
1
;
Shuang SONG
1
;
Tiandi LI
2
;
Zihuang XIE
2
Author Information
1. National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, China CDC, Beijing 100050, China
2. Shenzhen Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Shenzhen 518020, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
2-butoxyethanol;
Monitoring;
Risk assessment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2019;37(7):554-557
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To apply GBZ/T298-2017 "Guidelines for occupational health risk assessment of chemicals in the workplace" to conduct an occupational health risk assessment of 2-butoxyethanol exposure in a printing enterprise, in order to protect the laborers' health.
Methods:Conducted a worksite survey of occupational health include data collection, site investigation, determination 2-butoxyethanol in workplace air and raw and auxiliary material, determination 2-butoxyacetic acid in urine after shift from May 17 to 24, 2017, using the above results, conducting 2-butoxyethanol occupational health risk assessment.
Results:Concentrations of 2-butoxyethanol in the workplace air ranged from 1.2-30.8 mg/m3. Concentrations of 2-butoxyaceticacid in urine ranged from 35.5 mg/L to 563.3 mg/L. The printing shop with the highest concentration of air in the workplace in the enterprise was a medium risk for 2-butoxyethanol occupational health risks, and the binding workshop printer was a low risk for 2-butoxyethanol occupational health risks. The occupational health risk of 2-butoxyethanol in the print shop was medium.
Conclusion:Occupational health risks of 2-butoxyethanol for companies is medium, which should be included in the evaluation of routine occupational hazards and provide more targeted recommendations based on the action levels.
