Technical Assistance Report No. TA-76-40: National Science Foundation Building: Washington, DC

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• Personal Author:
  Anania, Thomas L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This letter advised the National Science Foundation that wall board and ceiling tile was sampled at the National Science Foundation Building located at 1800 G Street N.W. in Washington, D.C., for asbestos (1332214) analysis so that the demolition of the wall and ceiling in that building might be carried out safely. No sample was found to contain more than 1 percent asbestos and it was thus concluded that there would be no health hazard encountered during the destruction of the wall and ceiling. It was noted during the collecting of samples, however, that the workmen were using a material called Ready Mix Joint Compound, which contains asbestos. During the sanding process, asbestos fibers come off the wall and enter the room air. The author recommends that use of the mix compound be discontinued and a substitute material not containing asbestos be obtained.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Asbestos Construction Industry Construction Materials Dust Inorganic Chemicals Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality Asbestos-fibers Construction-materials Construction-workers Dust-control Hazard-Unconfirmed Lung-irritants NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 3 TA-76-40

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; 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:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00179002
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-216315
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, TA 76-40, 1976 Jul ; :1
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6ff7e14fb81011c650a9e712a69ee34d69635e22c943ed6ab0a494c8572a5738f843269b650477620e1d46e7353bc82fe6e1f28d7b4846e1d4dd0e1183c73dc4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171996/cdc_171996_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 69.44 KB ]