Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-89-244-2068: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.; Circleville, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Kinnes, Gregory M. ; Lushniak, Boris D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from Thomson Consumer Electronics (SIC- 3229), Circleville, Ohio and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, an investigation was made to determine if cancers among workers were occupationally related. The company manufactured glass panels and funnels used in the production of television picture tubes. The facility employed about 560 persons and operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on a four shift schedule. Airborne concentrations of coal-tar-pitch volatiles (CTPV) ranged from nondetectable to 0.19mg/m3. Only one of the three general area air samples had a detectable concentration, recommended exposure limit of 0.1mg/m3 and one area sample exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 0.2mg/m3. Trace levels of four polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons were detected. Lead (7439921) exposure was monitored for furnace operators, the ware handlers and the inspector/packers. The results ranged from nondetectable to 248 micrograms/cubic meter. Seven bulk settled dust samples were collected for asbestos (1332214) identification. The amounts of chrysotile (12001295) present ranged from 1 to 20%. The authors conclude that there was insufficient evidence to link the cancers and illnesses present in the work force with occupational exposures. Health hazards existed from exposure to coal-tar-pitch volatiles and lead among press operators and ware handlers, respectively. The chrysotile levels were high enough that abatement measures were warranted.
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Coal Tar Glass Inorganic Chemicals Metals, Heavy Neoplasms Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Sulfur Dioxide Welding

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• Keywords:
  Asbestos Cancer Carbon Monoxide Chromium Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles Glass-manufacturing-industry Glass-products Hazard-Confirmed Heavy-metals HETA-89-244-2068 Iron Lead Nickel NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons Pressed And Blown Glass And Glassware, Not Elsewhere Classified Respirators Sulfates Sulfur Dioxide Welders Welding

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA892442068
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  28 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Blade, Leo M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00197953
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-185181
• 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 89-244-2068, 1990 Oct ; :1-29
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Chrysotile (CAS RN 12001-29-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3229 - Pressed and blown glass, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:49ef90f90e83c7c4c9ed3f5f1c27457a8f28903366eb48964b97f5c0ee1f1289e0aa3eef17ff5396239eed6927efdf620b6d6ce10ed98aeca87770f7c063ce2c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171699/cdc_171699_DS1.pdf
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