Industrial hygiene survey of Agrico Chemical Company.

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• Personal Author:
  Cassady ME
• Description:
  An industrial hygiene survey was conducted at the Agrico Chemical Company, Pierce, Florida, June 22-26, 1975, to collect environmental data on exposure of personnel to sulfuric-acid, phosphoric-acid, chromium (7440473), uranium (7440611), fluorides, and radiation during the cleaning of the phosphoric-acid (7664382) reactor vessels. The process of phosphate fertilizer (SIC-2874) manufacturing is described, and information is given on the medical, safety and industrial hygiene program at this facility. Concentrations of fluoride, phosphoric-acid, cadmium (7440439) dust, chromium, vanadium (7440622) dust, and sulfuric-acid (7664939) were all below the legal standards. Recommendations are made for improving the safety of the tank cleaning procedure. Agrico's facility is not suitable for epidemiological study because the latency period is too short and also the medical and personnel records were not adequate to perform a retrospective mortality study. Data on uranium and radiation exposure are to be included in a separate report.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Disinfectants Electrical Equipment And Supplies Emergency Responders Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Ergonomics Firefighters Fires Fungi Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Health Promotion Metals Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Preceptorship Public Health Recycling Safety Safety Management Substance-Related Disorders Tattooing Wildfires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Air-contaminants Chemical-manufacturing-industry Field-Study NIOSH-Publication NIOSH-Survey Region-4
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00073687
• 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, IWS 57 11b, 1975 Jan; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Uranium (CAS RN 7440-61-1) ; Phosphoric acid (CAS RN 7664-38-2) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Vanadium (CAS RN 7440-62-2) ; Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2874 - Phosphatic fertilizers - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0d3085ab32f6e3496b704534f64c56ab93b75bf0317b5d69b15c23d3a2bf67ef3051cd6e1cab612ca5cf082c455d4c25c2ab136f9b27ea975fc77cac6d63a7a6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178801/cdc_178801_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 301.04 KB ]