Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report # 76-55-443: Certain-Teed Products, Inc.: Tacoma, Washington

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• Personal Author:
  Apol, Arvin G. ; Okawa, Melvin T.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A Health Hazard Evaluation investigation was performed by NIOSH on October 12-13, 1976, and March 16 and 24, 1977, at the Certain-Teed Products plant in Tacoma, Washington, a facility engaged in the processing of felt and fibrous glass asphalt shingles (SIC-2952) and rolled roofing products. The survey was prompted by a request from an authorized representative of the approximately 20 affected employees to determine whether production materials are toxic as used or found. Environmental sampling revealed that employees' exposure to asphalt fume and total dust was toxic. The coater man was exposed to asphalt fume concentrations in excess of the evaluation criteria, and other workers were exposed to total dust concentrations in excess of 10 milligrams per cubic meter of air. Eye irritation or redness of the conjunctiva were experienced by the employees exposed to fibrous glass and formaldehyde (50000). Recommendations are made for improving exhaust ventilation and working conditions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Dust Environmental Monitoring Eye Diseases Formaldehyde Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Lung Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Safety Skin Skin Diseases Toxicology Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Asphalt Fume Eye-disorders Hazard-Confirmed HHE-76-55-443 Industrial-hygiene Industrial-plants Irritation NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 10 Particulate-dust Particulates Respiratory-irritation Roofing-industry Skin-disorders Total Dust Toxic-chemicals

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7655443
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Washington ; Tacoma (WA) ; OSHA Region 10
• 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:
  32 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Philbin, Eileen J. ; Neumeister, Charles E. ; Belisky, Barry R. ; Perkins, James
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00076122
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-143984
• 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 76-55-443, 1977 Nov ; :1-32
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2952 - Asphalt felts and coatings - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:63d9c5c8ff29ab41c90d07a35ff50202408fa3cd4e46a8bd828def68d1fa3899753a2ec2e356c1267e64e6e00e49b819484b73f8818c9de79266c4f1e4ebdaed
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173867/cdc_173867_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.20 MB ]