Asphalt fume exposures during the manufacture of asphalt roofing products: current practices for reducing exposures

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; Asphalt Institute ; Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association ; National Roofing Contractors' Association ; United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers
• Description:
  "This document represents a collaborative effort of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers' Association (ARMA), the Asphalt Institute (AI), and the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers to reduce worker exposures to asphalt fumes during the manufacture of asphalt roofing products. The document describes the manufacturing process, identifies steps in the process with the potential for asphalt fume exposure, and identifies current engineering control methods and work practices used to reduce exposures. In addition, the document lists relevant research needed for further reducing asphalt fume exposures during the manufacture of asphalt roofing products." - NIOSHTIC-2
• Subjects:
  Hydrocarbons/adverse Effects Occupational Exposure/prevention & Control
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  print; xi, 36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021595
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:15175c7859fdc483b780f2eb8574dd3619fa7abbcf4df7cd72b88d1ade9a737096370161cc4ddcb31b055d9fcb9ed19f61f18993cfffe66f3b5b998c6aa44be8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11271/cdc_11271_DS1.pdf
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