Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-86-284-1914: H.B. Smith Company, Inc.; Westfield, Massachusetts

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• Personal Author:
  Bicknell, Ralph J. ; Klincewicz, Stephen L. ; McManus, Kevin P.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from Local 95, Molders and Allied Workers Union, an evaluation was made of exposures to chemicals at the H.B. Smith Company, Inc. (SIC-3565, SIC-3321), Westfield, Massachusetts, due to concern over symptoms of breathing difficulties experienced by workers. Workers at the foundry were involved in coremaking, mold making, casting, shake out, and knockout operations. Possible exposures to carbon-monoxide (630080) (CO), respirable free silica (14808607), dimethylethylamine (75649) (DMEA), and acrolein (107028) were determined. Acrolein was not detected. CO levels ranged from 10.4mg/m3. The respirable free silica ranged up to 0.54mg/m3. Pulmonary function tests and x-rays showed no evidence of silicotic lung disease. The authors conclude that a health hazard existed due to worker exposures to respirable free silica, DMEA and CO. The authors recommend measures to reduce worker exposures, including a mandatory personal protective equipment policy, administrative and engineering controls for CO, improvements in ventilation, and periodic medical examinations.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Ethylamines Hazardous Substances Metal Workers Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Carbon Monoxide Core Machines Coremakers Dimethylethylamine DMEA Foundries Foundry-workers Grey Iron Foundries Hazard-Confirmed HETA-86-284-1914 Industrial Patterns: Foundry Cores Isocure NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report No-bake Binders OSHA Region 1 Silica Toxic-gases

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA862841914
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• 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:00182738
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-130157
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 86-284-1914, 1988 Jul ; :1-21
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Silica, Crystalline (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; tert-Butylamine (CAS RN 75-64-9) ; Acrolein (CAS RN 107-02-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3565 - Packaging machinery - (SIC) ; 3321 - Gray and ductile iron foundries - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d97de3766684ea10a87ce810bf240c0d82c48c383d88c7c69e3dcbd7a66734ba3b6d99be20d8b832b251abfe03dd090224471305521628eae515624f99db569a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171883/cdc_171883_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 892.20 KB ]