Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 80-114-737: Potomac Photo Supply: Washington, D.C.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Love, John R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental surveys were conducted on May 18, 1980, to evaluate employee exposures airborne asbestos from the building insulation at Potomac Photo Supply (SIC-3861) in Washington, D.C. The evaluation was requested by an authorized employee on behalf of the 18 affected employees. Airborne asbestos concentrations ranged from undetectable to 0.04 fibers per cubic centimeter (fibers/cc), well below the OSHA standard of 2 fibers/cc. Analysis of a bulk insulation sample indicated the presence of about 40 to 60 percent amosite asbestos. The author concludes that no hazardous exposure to asbestos existed at the time of the survey. He recommends that periodic monitoring be instituted. If the environmental findings indicated a potential hazard, the insulation should be removed, encapsulated or enclosed. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Asbestos
  • Carcinogens
  • Dust
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Inorganic Chemicals
  • Occupational Health
  • Particulate Matter
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  More +
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Author
  • HHE-80-114-737
  • NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation
  • Hazard-Unconfirmed
  • OSHA Region 2
  • Health-surveys
  • Asbestos-dust
  • Insulation-materials
  • Dust-exposure
  • Fibrous-bodies
  More +
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80114737
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Washington (DC) ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  7 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Carter, James W. ; Kerdolff, Sandra L.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00103569
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-167793
• 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 80-114-737, 1980 Aug ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3861 - Photographic equipment and supplies - (SIC)
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173506/cdc_173506_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 494.98 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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