HETA Report No. TA-73-23: Cincinnati Gas and Electric, Miami Fort Station

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• Personal Author:
  Mertz, Ronald A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This letter advised the Cleveland Wrecking Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, that a study of asbestos (1332214) exposure has been made, at their request, at the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Miami Fort Station. Workers were in the process of removing insulation from a boiler at the time four personal breathing zone samples were taken, extending over a period of about 0.5 hours. During the removal operation, one worker continually sprayed the boiler with water, thus minimizing the amount of dust generated by the other worker who was removing the insulation. Respirators were worn by these workers. Persons were engaged in this type of activity for only 4 to 8 hours per week. At no time were workers found to be exposed to levels of asbestos fiber which exceeded the Department of Labor allowable limit of 5 fibers/cubic centimeter (f/cc). No distinction was made between fibers of asbestos and glass (14808607). The concentrations for fibers of asbestos and glass together ranged from present at the site and encourages the continued use of both respirators and the wetting process when this activity is being performed.
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dust Environmental Monitoring Glass Inorganic Chemicals Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Asbestos-fibers Dust-control Fibrous-dusts Fibrous-glass Hazard-Unconfirmed Insulation-materials Insulation-workers Lung-irritants NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 TA-73-23

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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:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00179001
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-216323
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, TA-73-23, 1973 Apr ; :1-3
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Silica, Crystalline (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14717c5d642d9b201c7ca44e4e45f32e5ba48a1eca7f827f9c27fcada8b93754fd93f77db00aa6e98ac988202a149a8208bb3222734f119c00295461b3a5b626
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171997/cdc_171997_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 149.99 KB ]