Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 2000-0232-2814: Whitepath Fab Tech, Ellijay, Georgia

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• Personal Author:
  Delaney, Lisa J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On April 5, 2000, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential request to investigate potential hazards at the Whitepath Fab Tech Old Boardtown and New Assembly facilities in Ellijay, Georgia. Health concerns identified in the request included stagnated pneumatic air, dust, ergonomic issues, and oil spills. NIOSH investigators conducted an initial walk-through on May 17, 2000, and identified noise, lead, and tin as potential hazards. Sampling for these potential hazards was done on August 3, 2000. All of the personal breathing zone (PBZ) and general area (GA) samples collected for lead and tin were well below the relevant evaluation criteria for occupational exposures. Lead wipe sample results suggest that lead from the soldering area is contaminating other non-lead areas of the facility. Only one noise exposure approached the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) action level (AL) while two noise exposures were above the NIOSH recommended exposure limit (REL). The industrial hygiene sampling data indicate that employees were not overexposed to lead or tin at the Whitepath Fab Tech soldering stations. Noise exposures for one employee approached the OSHA AL. Recommendations for continued monitoring are given in the recommendations section of this report.
• Subjects:
  Ear Lead Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  Electronic Components, Not Elsewhere Classified Hazards Unconfirmed Lead Lead Compounds Lead Fumes Noise Noise Exposure Region 4 Solderers Soldering Soldering Alloys Solder Pot Tin Tin Compounds Wire Harness

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA200002322814
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  16 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Herbert, Nichole ; Kiefer, Max ; Paradise, Michelle ; Rogers, David M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021113
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2002-108267
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 2000-0232-2814, 2000 Nov ; :1-10
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Arthur, Penny
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3679 - Electronic components, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:77216eef09718c3e2f548f314ae2d54d01c7f8ad3b7abff1fc248d8a29ed83caf3b8728280c87656d0cc0a4a28615cc893026965026dfa66b488f75c4409e3bc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170958/cdc_170958_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 205.49 KB ]