Use azodicarbonamide as additive to plastics and rubber

Comments

Azodicarbonamide (1,1'-Azobisformamide) can cause occupational asthma in the plastic and rubber industries. [Malo] Used as blowing agent in plastics and rubber manufacturing and as bleaching agent in bread baking; [HSDB]

Job Task Category

Manufacturing

Exposed To

Allergens

Diseases

Diseases associated with this job task:

• Asthma, occupational

Jobs

Jobs associated with this job task:

• Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
• Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier & Kettle Operators & Tenders
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
• Tire Building Machine Operators

Industries

Industries associated with this job task:

• All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
• All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
• Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins
• Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing
• Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
• Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
• Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
• PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
• Rubber and Plastics Footwear Manufacturing
• Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing
• RUBBER PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
• Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
• Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
• Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
• Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing
• Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing