Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-325-1564: Ladish Company; Cudahy, Wisconsin

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• Personal Author:
  Arnold, Sara J. ; Daniels, William J. ; Orris, Peter
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A health hazard evaluation was conducted at Ladish Company (SIC- 3462), Cudahy, Wisconsin in January 1984. The evaluation was required by an employee representative because of concern about asbestos (1332214) exposure. Company asbestos monitoring data and medical records were reviewed. Company chest X-rays were examined by an independent NIOSH certified B-reader. Twenty-eight maintenance type job activities having a potential for asbestos exposure were identified. Airborne asbestos concentrations were generally below 0.1 fiber per cubic meter (fiber/cc). In two activities, asbestos concentrations were reported to exceed the OSHA 2 fibers/cc time weighted average or 10 fibers/cc ceiling concentration standards. Written company work procedures showed that type-C supplied air respirators were used in maintenance jobs having potential asbestos exposure. The company medical monitoring program was inadequate as regards chest X-rays. Five of 11 chest X- rays were not readable. The authors conclude that the medical monitoring program for employees exposed to asbestos does not appear to be adequate for early detection of asbestos related lung disease. Recommendations include implementing a systematic program for identifying asbestos containing materials, including a NIOSH certified B-reader for X-rays in the surveillance program, and establishing a smoking cessation program for employees exposed to asbestos.
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dust Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  A-Reader Air-sampling Asbestos-fibers Asbestosis Dust-exposure Exposure-limits Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-83-325-1564 Iron And Steel Forgings Metal-industry NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA833251564
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wisconsin ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  13 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00147427
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-226479
• 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 83-325-1564, 1985 Feb ; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3462 - Iron and steel forgings - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:54fa0b5f963e1211ed3c082dc3a0410b5b4216123074511e5c4269bf33beea48a49b062b7e1683ab7c301b4976a6d02de31b0ce94e41ed511561864bc456ac5e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172704/cdc_172704_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.01 MB ]