Control Technology Assessment: The Secondary Nonferrous Smelting Industry

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• Alternative Title:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recent accomplishments
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Burton, David J. ; Coleman, R. T. ; Coltharp, W. M. ; Hoover, J. R. ; Vandervort, Robert
• Description:
  Control technology for minimizing worker exposure to toxic chemicals and physical agents in the secondary nonferrous smelting industry (SIC-3339) was evaluated. Industry representatives were interviewed, 22 smelting facilities were visited and 6 were surveyed in-depth, and applicable literature was reviewed to determine exposure control used throughout the industry. In most of the smelters, no fully integrated control programs were utilized. The authors suggest that successful control of employee exposure requires an integrated control program that incorporates engineering controls, work practices, and use of personal protective equipment. They recommend further research and development programs in the area of improved control technology for this industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Metals Metal Workers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Occupational-exposure; Workplace-studies; Control-methods; Occupational-health-programs; Protective-equipment
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 80-143, 1980 Oct; :1-380
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB80143
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  NIOSH contract no. 200-77-0008 ; Radian contract nbo. 200-163
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  394 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00105233
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-150350
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3339 - Primary nonferrous metals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e80d42872c618f6a88216a54bdddc233482e50f716405a993d85dc209b342bb05b6c0c79fff36c5d8fc40ac1b69e2d380f8d28b329ee73317e4fab4c21f50935
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116574/cdc_116574_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 29.24 MB ]