Health Hazard Evaluation Report HHE 80-231-835: Technology Products, Inc.: Longmont, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Pryor, Paul D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposures to noise were investigated at Technology Products, Incorporated (SIC-3079) in Longmont, Colorado, on November 7, 1980. An unidentified individual requested the evaluation on behalf of an unspecified number of workers. Eight personal noise samples were taken, and the values ranged from 83 decibels on the A-weighted scale (dBA) for 15 minute samples to 99.3dBA for 120 minute samples. None of the personal time weighted average noise levels exceeded the OSHA criteria of 100dBA for 2 hour exposure periods. Area noise levels ranged from 84 to 110dBA. The author concludes that a health hazard from excessive noise exposure exists to the grinding and injector operator. Recommendations include shortened grinding periods, use of grinders with noise dampening, and use of hearing protection equipment for affected employees. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ear Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  Hazards-Confirmed HHE-80-231-835 Industrial-factory-workers Industrial-hygiene Miscellaneous Plastics Products NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Noise-analysis Noise-control OSHA Region 8 PolycarbLEXAN Polyethylene Polysulfane Polyvinyl Chloride Volox

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80231835
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Longmont (CO) ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  12 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00115401
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-105361
• 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, HHE 80-231-835, 1981 Mar ; :1-9
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  307 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:17dd5d11efdbc6f46af58202f8c925bae9b5061b0b6aef799be3770af186ab696e20d1277bc84ce7428174f8201e18927fee309f145e3cb88b9d108ca0329268
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173389/cdc_173389_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.57 MB ]