Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-94-0103-2440: Johnson Controls, Inc.; Lexington, Kentucky

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• Personal Author:
  Kiefer, Max ; Sheehy, John W. ; Wallace, Marjorie E.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a joint request from union and management, an evaluation was made of possible hazardous working conditions at Johnson Controls, Inc. (SIC-3444), Lexington, Kentucky. Workers had reported eye and throat irritation during welding of galvanized metal. The company manufactured custom ventilation dampers from galvanized steel roll stock. The company employed 35 workers, 26 of whom are directly involved in the manufacturing process. Air sampling indicated that contaminant levels were below recommended exposure limits. Zinc-oxide (1314132), manganese (7439965), and iron (7439896) were detected in the welding fume samples. The highest measured concentration of specific welding fume components were detected on a 143 minute afternoon sample obtained from the Value Line welder. Even at this time, all detected levels were well below the recommended standards. No detectable levels of ozone (10028156) or nitrogen-dioxide (10102440) were found at the welding stations. Carbon-monoxide (630080) was below the recommended limits. Removable metal residue was found on surfaces used for food and beverage consumption, indicating additional cleaning is warranted. The existing ventilation system used to control welding fume was not being used as efficiently as possible. The authors conclude that an inhalation hazard was not present during the monitoring period. The authors recommend that the ventilation system be improved.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Welding
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Carbon Monoxide Dust-inhalation Eye And Throat Irritation Galvanized Steel Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-94-0103-2440 Metal-dusts Metalworking-industry MIG Welding NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nitrogen Dioxide OSHA Region 4 Ozone Sheet Metal Work Surface Contamination Welding-industry Welding Fume Zinc

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9401032440
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; 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:
  23 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00222303
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB95-169850
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: 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 94-0103-2440, 1994 Jul ; :1-23
• CAS Registry Number:
  Zinc oxide (CAS RN 1314-13-2) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3444 - Sheet metalwork - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:984140904b210ca6828c779d6b1a2f8c0fbd1dbc5d808606331d4a6613cfd84e3c1b5c503b5da27f1f1ada62f8c94168c7a30ccaeaef1273d59da629d09b7092
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171339/cdc_171339_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 220.03 KB ]