Details:

• Personal Author:
  Hervin, Raymond L. ; Ruhe, Raymond L. ; Watanabe, Arthur S.

  Hervin, Raymond L. ; Ruhe, Raymond L. ; Watanabe, Arthur S. Less -
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An industrial hygiene and medical survey to determine airborne concentrations of total and respirable dust, nitrogen-dioxide (10102440) (NO2), nitrous-oxide (10024972) (NO), and carbon-monoxide (630080) (CO) was conducted. Employees at the Kwik Kold, Kay Laboratories (SIC-3842), Moberley, Missouri requested the survey, which was conducted on April 15 and 16, and May 1, 1981. Fifty-two line workers reported concerns about respiratory and skin symptoms. Exposures for respirable particulate concentrations ranged from 0.10 to 0.45 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of air over an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA). Total particulate concentrations were particulates is 15mg/m3. With the exception of one peak NO2 measurement, all CO, NO2 and NO samples were well below NIOSH recommended exposure limits. Workers on production lines using ammonium-nitrate (6484522) were more likely than nonline production personnel to report skin or mucous membrane irritation. The authors conclude that a health hazard of systematic toxicity did not exist at the time of the survey. The authors suggest that exposure to ammonium-nitrate may cause skin and mucous membrane irritation. The recommend engineering controls, protective clothing and proper maintenance procedures to reduce exposures.
• Subjects:
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  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Safety Skin Skin / Injuries
• Keywords:
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  Air-sampling Ammonium Nitrate Calcium Chloride Carbon Monoxide Control-technology Employee-exposure Hazards-Confirmed HETA-81-221-1133 Medical-equipment NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nitric Oxide Nitrogen Dioxide Nitrous Oxide Orthopedic, Prosthetic, And Surgical Appliances And Supplies OSHA Region 7 Total And Respirable Dusts Work-practices
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA812211133
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7

  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7 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:
  18 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Singal, Mitchell
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  00127256
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-139690
• 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 81-221-1133, 1982 Jun; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Nitrous oxide (CAS RN 10024-97-2) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Ammonium nitrate (CAS RN 6484-52-2)

  Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Nitrous oxide (CAS RN 10024-97-2) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Ammonium nitrate (CAS RN 6484-52-2) Less -
• Editor(s):
  McDonald, Debra A.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3842 - Surgical appliances and supplies - (SIC)
• Resource Number:
  HETA-81-221-1133
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173124/cdc_173124_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF-3.07 MB]