Asbestos survey of Federal Office Building No. 7, U.S. Court of Claims and Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Building Washington, D.C. and George H. Fallon Office Building Baltimore, Maryland.

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• Personal Author:
  Zumwalde, Ralph D.
• Description:
  At the request of the General Services Administration, two Federal Office Buildings (SIC-9211) in Washington, D.C., and one in Baltimore, Maryland were surveyed to determine if an airborne asbestos (1332214) problem existed in any of the buildings which have asbestos containing material used for fireproofing. The sampling strategy involved the collection of eight air and one bulk sample to establish the extent of asbestos exposures. The analysis of the bulk sample revealed that 90-95 percent of the material was fibrous glass, with the remaining being amosite (12172735) asbestos. All measured fiber concentrations of the air samples were below samples indicated that less than 5 percent of the fibers collected were asbestos. The airborne levels were very low in comparison to OSHA occupational health standards. It is recommended that worker protection and appropriate handling procedures for any future demolition concerning the fireproofing material should be utilized.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Airborne-particulates Field-Study Glass-fibers IWS Minerals NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Particulates Region-3
• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• 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:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00073682
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1973 Oct; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Amosite asbestos (CAS RN 12172-73-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9211 - Courts - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5f3b2804c56ca8abfa742babb1837091a6133f9f2eb55cdae47067dd70eb4e288f2c4e863e21162eab3d3876f82e290633e34b661091423ce4f1cd70917c2850
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178799/cdc_178799_DS1.pdf
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