Spray polyurethane foam insulation

Comments

Polyurethane (TDI, mainly for flexible foams and MDI, mainly for rigid foams) can cause occupational asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. See "Preventing Asthma and Death from Diisocyanate Exposure" at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/asthma.html?

Job Task Category

Installing or Removing Insulation

Reference Link

Exposed To

Allergens

Diseases

Diseases associated with this job task:

• Asthma, occupational
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, acute
• Isocyanate HP

Jobs

Jobs associated with this job task:

• Construction Craft Laborers
• Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers
• Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers
• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling & Wall
• Insulation Workers, Mechanical
• Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
• Manufactured Building & Mobile Home Installers
• Millwrights
• Plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters
• Roofers
• Sheet Metal Workers

Industries

Industries associated with this job task:

• Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
• Aircraft Manufacturing
• All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
• All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Appliance Repair and Maintenance
• Boat Building
• Drywall and Insulation Contractors
• ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING
• Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
• HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
• Household Refrigerator and Home Freezer Manufacturing
• Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing
• MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING
• Motor Home Manufacturing
• Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
• Other Building Finishing Contractors
• Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
• Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
• Roofing Contractors
• Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers
• Ship Building and Repairing
• TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
• Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
• WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING