Overview The Vinyl Industry What products are made of vinyl The History of the Vinyl Industry What risks are associated with vinyl production Who is at risk What diseases are associated with vinyl chloride exposure ID: 684440
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Responsible Operations
The vinyl industry, vinyl chloride, and health risksSlide2
Overview
The Vinyl Industry
What products are made of vinyl?
The History of the Vinyl Industry
What risks are associated with vinyl production?
Who is at risk?
What diseases
are associated with vinyl chloride exposure
?
Research on Vinyl Chloride
Vinyl Workers in the UK
Vinyl Workers at B.F. Goodrich
How has the
Vinyl Industry
responded?Slide3
the vinyl industry
Manufactures vinyl which is a cost-effective and durable material used in various products.
Provides over 200,000 jobs in the United States of AmericaSlide4
What products are made of vinyl?
Siding
Window frames
Floor & Wall coverings
Fencing
Blood
and
Intravenous bags
Cardiac Catheters Endotracheal tubesPackaging Slide5
The History of the Vinyl Industry
1920s: Developed
by Waldo
Semon
1930s: Plants began manufacturing PVC
1940s: The United States began manufacturing PVC products to help in WWII
1950s & 1960s: Five companies are now manufacturing PVC
1970s: Industry discovers link between high levels of by-product exposure and angiosarcoma.
1980s: Twenty companies are producing Vinyl
Currently: Vinyl is the second-largest selling plastic in the world.Vinyl is the primary material used in the medical and construction market.Slide6
What risks are associated with vinyl production?
During the production process, toxic by-products are produced.
Dioxin is one of these toxic by-products.
Exposure to Vinyl Chloride in handling, transportation, and further manufacturing put the worker at
risk for various diseases.Slide7
Who is at risk?Slide8
What Diseases are associated with vinyl chloride exposure?
Angiosarcoma
of the
liver
Brain cancer
Leukemia
Liver disease
Raynaud's syndrome
SclerodermaSlide9
Research on vinyl chloride
In 1949,
Tribukh
, a Russian researcher found in her research that
VC causes liver injury.Slide10
Vinyl workers in the UK
From 1940-1974, there were 11 tumor-related deaths of vinyl workers, 7 of them were from angiosarcoma.Slide11
Vinyl workers at B.F. Goodrich
In a B.F. Goodrich plant 4 cases of angiosarcoma were diagnosed between September 1967 and December 1973.Slide12
Vinyl workers at B.F. Goodrich
By December 1973, all four employees passed away.
This incident opened the way for reforms in health and safety for vinyl factory workers.Slide13
How has the vinyl industry responded?
The Vinyl Industry began to implement a closed loop
polymerization
operation in the 1970s.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention claims this has almost eradicated all of the exposure to vinyl chloride.
The Vinyl Industry has been proactive in monitoring health-related issues among workers in their plants since the 70s.Slide14
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