Roofing industry.

Details

• Description:
  Roofing, classified with sheet metal work, includes installation and repair of roofing, siding, gutters, skylights, and similar sections of building structures. The term roof includes the roof deck, insulation, and the overall weather protecting surface. The surface cover may be made of shingles of wood, slate or treated asbestos (1332214) tiles of fired clay, flexible membranes of tar treated felt or paper, sheet metals of lead (7439921), copper (7440508), or galvanized steel, and corrugated sheets of asbestos and cement or aluminum (7429905), or iron (7439896). Polyvinyl-chloride (9002862) film is used commonly as a nonflammable vapor barrier below the roof covering. The only substances of potential concern are the bitumens, tars and pitch in the case of built-up roofing. On melting, they give out volatile aromatic compounds which cause burns and skin irritations. (Contract No. 210-77-0120) [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Dust Hazardous Substances Metals Occupational Health Plastics Polymers Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Contract-210-77-0120; Skin-irritants; Skin-disorders; Toxic-gases; Height-operations; Workers; Roof-workers; Construction-workers; Roofing-industry; Plastics; Polymers; Metals; Dusts; Insulation-materials
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Guidance
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  316-320
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00075438
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1977 Oct; :316-320
• CAS Registry Number:
  Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Poly(vinyl chloride) (CAS RN 9002-86-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Information Profiles on Potential Occupational Hazards, NIOSH Contract No. 210-77-0120, October 1977
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/247456/cdc_247456_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]