Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 75-5-238: General Electric Corporation: Evendale, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Kominsky, John R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The existence of a possible toxic exposure to sulfuric-acid (7647101) and aqueous hydrogen-chloride (7664939), mists, manifested by severe irritation to conjunctiva and the epithelium of the upper respiratory tract, resulting from ruptured electrolyte transporting lines or ventilation duct displacement during pressure vessel depressurization, is indicated by results of a hazards survey in the Electrochemical Drilling Unit of the General Electric Corporation (SIC-4911), Evendale, Ohio. The need for a more comprehensive survey is indicated. Recommendations include installation of visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices to indicate or insure the maintenance of the required air velocity, and the establishment of a preventive maintenance program involving scheduled replacement of electrolyte transporting lines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acids Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Electricity Hazardous Substances Hydrochloric Acid Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Sulfuric Acids Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Acid-mists Acid Mist Air-contamination Aqueous Hydrogen Chloride Electrical-industry Hazards-Confirmed HHE-75-5-238 Irritation Of The Epithelium Irritation To Conjunctiva NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 5 Respiratory-system-disorders Sulfuric Acid Toxic-substances Upper Respiratory Tract

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE755238
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Evendale (OH) ; 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:
  10 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Burroughs, G. Edward ; Rostand, Robert A. ; Smallwood, Anthony W.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00051771
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-249418
• 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 75-5-238, 1975 Dec ; :1-10
• CAS Registry Number:
  Palladium Chloride (CAS RN 7647-10-1) ; Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4911 - Electric services - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:57c73486094ca7c5d8759ee54c47b4816e7c8d5760ecf28a9b7e4df110e8493f97605c55ce3b95301dd7ca8b7d521632fd437295bc77f367ff117dd4c012a33e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174034/cdc_174034_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.92 MB ]