Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-302-1542: C.F. And I. Steel; Pueblo, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Breathing zone samples were analyzed for arsenic (7440382), lead (7439921), copper (7440508), chromium (7440473), and iron (7439896) fumes, and total particulates, sulfur-dioxide (7446095), nitrogen oxides, carbon-monoxide (630080), and ammonia (7664417), at CF and I Steel (SIC-3313), Pueblo, Colorado in June, 1984. The survey was requested by a company representative to evaluate exposure to carbon- monoxide, and iron and lead fume at the facility. The respirator program at the facility was reviewed. Air lead concentrations ranged from 5 to 60 micrograms per cubic meter (microg/m3), averaging 30microg/m3. The OSHA standard for lead is 50microg/m3. Concentrations of total particulates ranged from 2 to 40 milligrams (mg)/m3, averaging 10.7mg/m3. The OSHA standard for total particulates is 15.0mg/m3. The concentrations of the other substances were below the OSHA standards. The respiratory protection program was deficient in several areas. Many of the workers had excessive facial hair. Respirators were dirty and not properly maintained. Many workers were careless about wearing respirators. The author concludes that a health hazard from excessive exposure to lead and total particulates exists at the facility. Recommendations include initiating and enforcing a respirator program that complies with OSHA regulations, and performing annual industrial hygiene surveys.
• Subjects:
  Arsenic Dust Inorganic Chemicals Lead Metals Metals, Heavy Metal Workers Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air-purifying-respirators Electric Arc Furnace Electrometallurgical Products Hazards-Confirmed Heavy-metals HETA-84-302-1542 Metal-fumes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 8 Protective-equipment Steelmaking-industry Steel Mill Sulfur Dioxide Total Particulate

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA843021542
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  12 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00148230
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-240620
• 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 84-302-1542, 1984 Dec ; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7
• Editor(s):
  Emerson, Loraine L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3313 - Electrometallurgical products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d10a34871ec2eeed362ee88886552d765678bc2cbbcb874e1388df480205171b8a2cc7bf1cdf86eae0bc692be6463af54e1822d8d971ad4616ce3f6c6b905736
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172697/cdc_172697_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.27 MB ]