Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 77-34-471: Midwest Steel Division, National Steel Corporation: Portage, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Anania, Thomas L. ; Evans, William A. ; Price, James H.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An evaluation of exposure of workers of the Midwest Steel Division of National Steel Corp. to organic solvents, acid mists, caustics, oil mists, asbestos and welding fumes during steel processing has been made. No basic steel is produced at this plant. Raw material in the form of hot rolled coils is received from other plants. The product is directed into one of three channels according to its intended use: 1) tin plate and tin free steel, 2) galvanized (SIC- 3312), or 3) cold rolled products (SIC-3316). The survey included over fifteen different areas or processes. Results of the personal and area samples were used to evaluate employee exposures. The personal samples were attached near the breathing zone of the employees to collect a representative sample of air. Atmospheric samples for particulate oil mist and for sulfuric-acid (7664939) were collected. Atmospheric samples for total dust, chromic-acid (7738945), and zinc-oxide (1314132) were collected on 5 microgram polyvinyl-chloride (9002862) (PVC) filters. Atmospheric samples for methyl-chloroform (71556) were collected on activated charcoal tubes. Atmospheric samples for carbon-monoxide (630080) were taken using Drager colorimetric gas detector tube units. Atmospheric samples for hydrogen cyanide (7408) were collected. An atmospheric sample for asbestos (1332214) was collected on an 0.8 microgram mixed cellulose ester filter at a flow rate of 2.01pm. Atmospheric samples for sodium-hydroxide (1310732) were collected with a fritted glass bubbler. An employee exposure to asbestos at the Deep Well exceeded both ceiling values of 0.5 fibers/cc and 10 fibers/cc respectively. All other samples were below the evaluation criteria. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Alkalies Asbestos Carcinogens Chlorine Compounds Dust Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Metal Workers Occupational Health Safety Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-quality-measurement Air-sampling Asbestos Asbestos-workers Chlorine-compounds Fibrous-materials Hazard-Confirmed HHE-77-34-471 Industrial-hygiene Inorganic-acids Metal-rolling NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 5 Steel-industry Ventilation

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7734471
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Portage (IN) ; 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:
  23 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Kurimo, Robert W. ; Dollberg, Donald D. ; Bolyard, Michele L. ; Kim, Walter S. ; Holthaus, Marie A.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00080314
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-145544
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 77-34-471, 1978 Feb ; :1-23
• CAS Registry Number:
  Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9) ; Chromic acid (CAS RN 7738-94-5) ; Zinc oxide (CAS RN 1314-13-2) ; Polyvinyl Chloride (CAS RN 9002-86-2) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3312 - Blast furnaces and steel mills - (SIC) ; 3316 - Cold finishing of steel shapes - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1353b749bd62a876756715c30688129e60349a22ee9ad7b7784e1d3a6d40835767afca80cccf63d12c58f825043cf63b979443f5c3ed0d08c58f56c3971c64c3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173820/cdc_173820_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.72 MB ]