Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 79-118-733: Philbrick, Booth and Spencer: Hartford, Connecticut

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• Personal Author:
  Singal, Mitchell ; Tharr, Dawn G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Personal air samples were analyzed for total and respirable particulates, silica (7631869), nickel (7440020), chromium (7440473), iron-oxide (1345251), copper (7440508), manganese (7439965), lead (7439921), methylene-bisphenyl-isocyanate (101688) (MDI), phenol (108952), ammonia (7664417), acrolein (107028), and carbon-monoxide (630080) at the Philbrick, Booth, and Spencer Company (SIC-3325) in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 2 and 3, 1979. The evaluation was requested by the management on behalf of approximately 125 workers. Chest X-rays of the employees were also reviewed. The OSHA standard of 10 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/CuM) for free silica was equaled in several work areas. Iron- oxide concentrations were at or below the OSHA standard of 10mg/CuM. Nickel concentrations ranged from 0.01 to 0.17mg/CuM, compared with the OSHA standard of 1mg/CuM. Chromium concentrations varied from Copper concentrations ranged from 0.15 to 0.32mg/CuM, compared to the OSHA standard of 0.1mg/CuM. Concentrations of manganese, lead, carbon-monoxide, acrolein, MDI, ammonia, and phenol were all below permissible exposure concentrations. X-rays revealed four cases of possible pneumoconiosis. The author recommends improvements in the existing medical surveillance program, at implementation of a respirator program, and improvements in housekeeping and ventilation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Chromium Copper Dust Ferrous Compounds Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Nickel Occupational Health Pneumoconiosis Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Ventilation Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Chromium Control-methods Copper Fume Free Silica Hazards-Confirmed Health-services Health-surveys HHE-79-118-733 Industrial-processes Iron Oxide Nickel NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-health-programs OSHA Region 1 Pneumoconiosis Respirable And Total Particulate Workplace-studies

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE79118733
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Hartford (CT) ; OSHA Region 1
• 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:
  21 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Elesh, W. Elva ; Verst, Gary ; White, Gary L. ; Morris, Linda
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00111599
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-150806
• 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 79-118-733, 1980 Oct ; :1-20
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Benzo(a)pyrene (CAS RN 50-32-8) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; 4,4’-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8) ; Phenol (CAS RN 108-95-2) ; Ammonia (anhydrous) (CAS RN 7664-41-7) ; Acrolein (CAS RN 107-02-8) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3325 - Steel foundries, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3044ad1ebb24fb01c73bb1376aa4b8b9a0b8d4aeca8b2d2d75fd06d0e84d7dc9648c8a1648e1975641d3a77b8f57300b1d1dab3debf45b6e8e78457e85be5b6f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173482/cdc_173482_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.66 MB ]