Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-364-1243: Ohio Thermometer Company; Springfield, Ohio

Wallingford, Kenneth M.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHETA823641243

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CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners. As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-364-1243: Ohio Thermometer Company; Springfield, Ohio

1982/12/01
By Wallingford, Kenneth M.
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Wallingford, Kenneth M.
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

Worker exposures to inorganic mercury (7439976) were investigated on September 15, 1982 at the Ohio Thermometer Company (SIC-3820) in Springfield, Ohio. The evaluation was requested by an employer representative of the company on behalf of about 100 workers. Direct reading mercury vapor measurements were taken, and ventilation efficiency also was assessed. Inorganic mercury vapor concentrations ranged from 4 to 145 micrograms per cubic meter, compared to the NIOSH 8 hour time which weighed an average standard 50 micrograms per cubic meter. Residual mercury was seen in cracks of wood floors and work tables. One of three ventilation systems tested provided insufficient air flow. The author concludes that a hazard exists due to inorganic mercury. He recommends improved workplace and personal hygiene, removal of all residual mercury, and immediate cleanup procedures for mercury spills.
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Air Pollutants, Occupational Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
Keywords:

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Air-sampling Employee-exposure Hazards-Confirmed Heavy-metals HETA-82-364-1243 Industrial-hygiene Industrial-ventilation Inorganic Mercury Instruments For Measuring, Controlling, And Indicating Physical Characteristics NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Thermometer Manufacturing Time-weighted-average-exposure Work-practices
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
Subseries:

Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA823641243
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Ohio ; OSHA Region 5

Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 Less -
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:

1-7
NIOSHTIC Number:

00127582
NTIS Accession Number:

PB84-172881
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 82-364-1243, 1982 Dec; :1-7
CAS Registry Number:

Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
Federal Fiscal Year:

1983
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

382 - Measuring and Controlling Devices - (SIC 1987)
Resource Number:

HETA-82-364-1243
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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