Fibrous glass dust and industrial hygiene survey.

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• Personal Author:
  Zumwalde, Ralph D.
• Description:
  Report of a fibrous glass dust and industrial hygiene survey conducted by NIOSH in the General Electric Appliance Park (SIC- 3631), Louisville, Kentucky. Nine personal samples were taken for evaluation of asbestos, fibrous glass and free silica (7631869) exposures in the course of two days. Topics include description of the plant and medical program, personal protection and safety program, description of sampled processes, sampling evaluation procedures and results, noise level measurements, ventilation measurements, conclusions and recommendations. Chemicals involved include 1,1,2-trichloroethane (79005), 1,2,2-trifluoroethane, styrene (100425), and petroleum naphtha.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Dust-inhalation Fiberglass-industry Fibrous-dusts Field-Study Fluorinated-hydrocarbons Fluorocarbons IWS-35-12 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-4 Ventilation-systems Workplace-studies

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-41
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00051166
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1973 Jan; :1-41
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 79-00-5) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3631 - Household cooking equipment - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4b869844330a302836db061780177aa767df414a3c9e8a3fbc7b4abc7f81ae3058dae029bff88676b1f553f8b05e26785c5b72313271b982562b3fad55536d91
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178694/cdc_178694_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 744.05 KB ]