Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-89-040-2012: MDT/Castle; Rochester, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Kaiser, Edward A. ; McManus, Kevin P.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, an evaluation was made of possible hazardous working conditions at MDT/Castle (SIC-3443), Rochester, New York. The company manufactured stainless steel sterilizer units primarily for the medical community. The majority of the welding operations employ arc welding. Eighteen personal and four general area samples were collected to determine exposure of the workers to fumes. Three samples exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 100 micrograms/cubic meter (microg/m3) for copper (7440508) fume, ranging up to 446.5microg/m3. The average urine chromium (7440473) level was 1.7 micrograms/liter (microg/l). The average urine nickel (7440020) level was 14.1microg/l. A significant correlation was noted between urine nickel and chromium levels. The authors conclude that a hazard did exist in the welding department. The authors recommend improvements in ventilation, and the use of personal protective equipment during welding operations.
• Subjects:
  Metals Occupational Health Safety Urine Welding
• Keywords:
  Biological-monitoring Chromium Copper Hazard-Confirmed HETA-89-040-2012 Medical Monitoring Metal-fumes Metal Fabrication Metal Fume Fever Nickel NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 2 Stainless Steel Sterilizers Urinalysis 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/NIOSHHETA890402012
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  18 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Orgel, David
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00194436
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-108175
• 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 89-040-2012, 1990 Feb ; :1-20
• CAS Registry Number:
  Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3443 - Fabricated plate work (boiler shops) - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7037b9b6ebb0ce617e48de15595d71418847c38373af8331612440a75686150e4bbb5c071153e1176ebd91265ae858231edc680f7d2cded4a2072dfa96da415a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171759/cdc_171759_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 158.50 KB ]