A prescription for battery workers.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This practical safety booklet for battery workers describes the hazards that may exist in lead acid storage battery plants and the illness or injuries that may be caused by the hazards, and it points out what to do if a hazard is recognized. Topics include health hazards from lead dust and fumes, sulfuric acid, heat, noise, unsanitary conditions, fire hazards and prevention, personal protective equipment and first aid. It summarizes the hazards and controls and points out the responsibilities of the worker and the employer.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Filtration Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Control-measures Industrial-health Information Lead-dusts Lead-fumes Lead-poisoning Noise-pollution Protective-measures Safety-attitude Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-rules Safety-standards Safety-training Storage-battery-industry Thermal-stress Toxic-substances

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00055653
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1976 Mar; :1-26
• CAS Registry Number:
  Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:455ef71cdcc17fe8b3899896b8e84558aaefc1e1971bdaeafd1abd28b73a628478db1c17e701641555c14030e43b899e390d119fd760cbc8e4b22144fdd33208
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178725/cdc_178725_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 671.62 KB ]