Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-89-270-2080: Harrisburg Steam Generation Facility; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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• Personal Author:
  Seitz, Teresa A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a health hazard evaluation was conducted at the Harrisburg Steam Generation Facility (HSGF) (SIC-4953) concerning possible exposure to fly ash, combustion products and asbestos (1332214). This facility was a waste to energy site where municipal refuse was incinerated at approximately 1400 degrees-F. The steam generated was either sold directly or converted to electricity via an on site turbine. Employees used hard hats, safety shoes and glasses, work clothes and single use disposable dust and mist respirators. There was a potential for exposure to fly ash for employees working in the boiler and basement areas. Total particulate exposures ranged from 5 to 11mg/m3 for laborers. The concentration of lead (7439921) exceeded the standards set by OSHA permissible exposure level of Amosite (12172735) and chrysotile (12001295) asbestos were identified in bulk samples of insulation and asbestos taken from a settled dust sample in the boiler area. Surface wipe samples indicated the possibility of hand to mouth contact with fly ash, particularly in the break and locker rooms. The author concludes that there is a need for reducing worker exposure to fly ash particulate. The author recommends engineering and work practice controls to reduce particulate exposures, increased cleaning and maintenance activities
  
  and further evaluation of asbestos contamination at the facility.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Asbestos Electricity Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Asbestos Asbestos-fibers Combustion-products Electric-power-generation Electric And Other Services Combined Fly Ash Hazard-Confirmed HETA-89-270-2080 Incineration Lead Metals Municipal Refuse NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 3 Refuse Systems Waste-to-energy

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA892702080
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  21 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Kinnes, Gregory M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00198491
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-197483
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 89-270-2080, 1990 Nov ; :1-21
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Amosite asbestos (CAS RN 12172-73-5) ; Chrysotile (CAS RN 12001-29-5)
• Editor(s):
  Morris, Linda J.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4953 - Refuse systems - (SIC) ; 4931 - Electric and other services combined - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:59ad8ba06394723f5cb51d7f68539eae3f4f290172d062e02e5faaec7298500cc68e3bc2fdd06d892e52c0add3a19bf3181a9db99c0b46d2b0a3dcbcaf5b7116
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171690/cdc_171690_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 368.45 KB ]