Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-067-1253: Anchor Hocking Glass Company, Roofing Site; Lancaster, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Reed, Laurence D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Hazardous exposures during removal of an old coal-tar pitch roof were investigated on December 9 and 10, 1981 at Anchor Hocking Glass Company (SIC-1761) in Lancaster, Ohio. Evaluation was requested by United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied workers for an unspecified number of workers. Sixteen personal area air samples were analyzed for polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and benzene solubles. Bulk samples were also analyzed. Workers were questioned about medical symptoms. Bulk tear off dust contained 7 percent cyclohexane solubles per milligram. Various polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and trace amounts of quartz (14808607) and asbestos (1332214) were identified. Exposures to the benzene soluble fraction and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in dust ranged from cubic meter. Exposures to polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in hot asphalt ranged from 0.2 to 6.3 micrograms per cubic meter. The NIOSH standard for exposure to coal-tar products is 0.1 milligrams per cubic meter
  
  and for asphalt fumes, 5.0 milligrams per cubic meter. Symptoms included dermal erythemia, photosensitivity, and conjunctivitis. The author concludes that hazardous coal-tar pitch dust exists, and a potential asbestos hazard is present. He recommends improved hygiene practices and use of safety equipment.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Tar Cyclohexanes Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Asphalt Benzene Solubles Coal-tar-pitch Coal Tar Pitch Cyclohexane Solubles Hazards-Confirmed HETA-82-067-1253 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 PNA's Polynuclear-aromatic-hydrocarbons Respiratory-protective-equipment Roofing And Sheet Metal Work 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/NIOSHHETA820671253
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  11 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127217
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-173046
• 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 82-067-1253, 1983 Jan ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica, Crystalline (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Editor(s):
  Woodruff, Jackie
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1761 - Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b0816d7aad7c3d6a6ebfab1486b509502e884704dd7b74ac1c00edcee12b80a7a75c69076849084887ac789afcc0fe7aeda74c2f29aba7f84474d361ef6a801
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173130/cdc_173130_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.02 MB ]