Comprehensive industrial hygiene survey of the Kohler Company.

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• Personal Author:
  Dement, John M.
• Description:
  A comprehensive industrial hygiene survey was carried out of both the fibrous glass and vitreous china operations at the Kohler Company (SIC-3211), in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Fiber count and total dust analysis revealed that fibrous glass exposure was low, but exposure to styrene (100425) monomer, and silica dust exposure in the various operations generally exceeded the present OSHA standards. Poor ventilation was a cause of high silica (7631869) dust levels in the air. Slip bath operators in the vitreous china operations and router and sander operators in the fibrous glass operations were exposed to noise levels in excess of current OSHA standards and are not wearing protection.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Environmental Exposure Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metals Metal Workers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Acoustical-measurements Air-contamination Air-quality-measurement Dust-control Dust-sampling Fiberglass-industry Field-Study Glass-manufacturing-industry IWS-35-14 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Noise-control Occupational-health Region-4

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; South Carolina
• 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:
  1-43
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00051687
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1973 Feb; :1-43
• CAS Registry Number:
  Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3211 - Flat glass - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ae2a72b2b6ef20422e213fd7adb8ff861f5ee1b290c7564b9da6ce5c828e697b13068febbc3525d88f919be7abbaeef93d1cdf349275e2556688f6e9e37d5154
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178696/cdc_178696_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.22 MB ]