Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 95–0118–2565: Martin Paving Company, Yeehaw Junction, Florida

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• Personal Author:
  Almaguer, Daniel ; Hanley, Kevin W. ; Miller, Aubrey K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Possible hazardous working conditions were investigated during asphalt construction on the Florida Turnpike. Over a 2-day period, about 999 metric tons of conventional asphalt were laid by ten workers of Martin Paving Company (SIC-1611). On two other days, 1,505 metric tons of crumb rubber modified (CRM) asphalt were laid by the same workers. The study indicated that higher asphalt fume emissions were noted at source locations with higher area air sample concentrations of total particulate, respirable particulate, benzene soluble particulate, total polycyclic aromatic compounds, benzothiazole (95169), and other sulfur containing compounds during the CRM asphalt paving period. All the personal breathing zone exposures monitored were below the current NIOSH recommended exposure limits for asphalt fumes. Pavers were not experiencing symptoms or bronchial difficulties associated with paving operations. However, data provided were from only a very small sample size and may reflect production and weather conditions specific to this site. The authors suggest that additional site locations should be used to gather data.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Construction Industry Hydrocarbons Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Asphalt-fumes Asphalt Fume Benzene Soluble Particulate Bitumen Construction-Search CRM Crumb Rubber Modifier Elemental Carbon Eye Irritation Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-95-0118-2565 Highway And Street Construction Hydrocarbons Interstate Highways NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 4 PACs PAH Paving Polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons Recycled Tires Respirable Particulate Respiratory Irritation Road-construction Road-surfacing Total Particulate Volatile Organic Compounds

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9501182565
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Interagency Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; 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:
  53 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Blythe, Ellen E. ; Booher, Donald E. ; Grote, Ardith A. ; Jaycox, Larry ; Key-Schwartz, Rosa ; Krake, Ann M. ; Kurimo, Robert W. ; Marlow, David A. ; May, Leroy ; Neumeister, Charles ; Olsen, Larry D. ; Wallingford, Kenneth M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00231882
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-105167
• 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 95-0118-2565, 1996 Mar ; :1-47
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzothiazole (CAS RN 95-16-9)
• Editor(s):
  Burr, Gregory A.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1611 - Highway and street construction - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a1a14ba23cf58624b12bddb07b3f09d5bbb86bd4512c8b1c7a1e69627667fc3095e36f257f76e4446f810d6b147e8274d155826572dbc071a211f4ea6ea91a72
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171191/cdc_171191_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 533.64 KB ]