Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-096-1259: Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation; Ravenswood, West Virginia

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• Personal Author:
  Ahrenholz, Steven H. ; Lipscomb, Jane A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A walk through survey was conducted at the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation (SIC-3363) in Ravenswood, West Virginia, on February 1, March 31 and April 1, and September 21 and 22, 1981. Samples of rolling oils, oil mists and solvents were taken. Air samples were also taken to determine asbestos (1332214) exposure. The survey was requested by an authorized representative of Local 5668, United Steel Workers of America on behalf of 1,418 hourly employees. Mean personal breathing zone exposure to formaldehyde (50000) was 0.024 milligrams per cubic meters (mg/m3) and area concentration was 0.010mg/m3 (no NIOSH standard). Exposures to stoddard-solvent (8052413), kerosene (8008206), and asbestos were well below NIOSH standards. Oil mist concentration was 1.3mg/m3
  
  the ACGIH standard is 5mg/m3. NIOSH determined that no health hazard from exposure to rolling oils, stoddard-solvent, asbestos, or formaldehyde exists. Possible overexposures to kerosene exist in the Foil Department. The investigators recommend improved housekeeping, evaluation of exhaust system effectiveness, and replacement of insulation that contains asbestos.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Air-sampling Aluminum Sheet, Plate, And Foil Asbestos Employee-exposure Formaldehyde Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-82-96-1259 Industrial-hygiene Industrial-ventilation Medical-surveys NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Oil-mists Oil Mist OSHA Region 3 Rolling Oils Stoddard Solvent Thermal Decomposition Products Work-practices

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA82961259
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  West Virginia ; 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:
  32 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Hartle, Richard W. ; Wallingford, Kenneth M. ; Grote, Ardith A. ; Hawkins, Marilyn ; Schulte, Karen J. ; Williamson, George
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127796
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-209782
• 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 82-96-1259, 1983 Feb ; :1-29
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Stoddard solvent (CAS RN 8052-41-3) ; Kerosene (CAS RN 8008-20-6)
• Editor(s):
  Lovell, Patricia
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3363 - Aluminum die-castings - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:718f4f401d46ead320ebd7766f43961c7e4bdf519f6ea8814696d3edea1762baa54e121e3d8f9f4032490253d4eb68dd0769acb5f2f9aae6bbbc27b9463537ea
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173035/cdc_173035_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.32 MB ]