Evaluation of Cadmium Exposures at an Aircraft Equipment Depot

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• Personal Author:
  Feldmann, Karl D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from the employer at an aircraft equipment depot. The employer was concerned about employee exposures to cadmium during inspection, repair, maintenance, and decommissioning of wing aerial refueling pods (WARPs) that contain corroded cadmium-plated parts. We toured the depot, spoke with employees, observed employee work practices and work conditions, and collected surface and air samples for cadmium. Employees removing corroded cadmium-plated parts had exposures to airborne cadmium that exceeded occupational exposure limits, despite the short duration of these tasks (less than 2 hours). Cadmium exposures were below exposure limits when work did not involve removing corroded cadmium-plated parts. We detected cadmium on all surface wipe samples we collected, including surfaces in the kitchenette area and inside respirators. We recommended using a vacuum equipped with a high efficiency particulate air filter and wet wiping to clean internal WARP surfaces, work surfaces, and tools. We also recommended ensuring employees are part of a comprehensive respiratory protection program that includes training on respirator use, cleaning, and storage.
• Subjects:
  Aircraft Cadmium Metals Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Cadmium-plated Cadmium Compounds Cadmium Plating Corroded Corrosion Decommissioning Heavy Metals In-flight Refueling Pod Industrial Hygiene Military Military Personnel OSHA Region 4 Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing Pod Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protective Equipment WARP Wing Aerial Refueling Pod

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• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 2015-0019-3273, 2017 Mar ; :1-17
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE201500193273
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• 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:
  24 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Booher, Donald E. ; Brueck, Scott E. ; Gallloway, Ellen ; Harney, Joshua M. ; Moore, Kevin ; Watts, Shawna
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049530
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2017-102187
• Citation:
  NIOSH [2017]. Evaluation of cadmium exposures at an aircraft equipment depot. ; By Feldmann, K. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety ; and Health, NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2015-0019-3273,
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e3fe7ea4873af04159c092c5f21f184128cc1c4cb0cc2267c2166073c2e4b2224773f33ee2d60e4cb902654c13a9df3597136688da7b471ce2f6e8568d95adce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172395/cdc_172395_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.73 MB ]