Detailed control technology survey of a coke oven plant.

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• Personal Author:
  Sheehy JW
• Description:
  A coke oven control technology field survey at a fully integrated steel facility (SIC-3312), was performed to determine exposure of workers to coal tar pitch volatiles (CTPV). Area and personal samples were collected for CTPV, and weather data was obtained from a nearby airport weather station. The airflow of the filter and air conditioner units was measured in the lunchroom facility. Coke oven benchmen throwing coal into the oven had a higher exposure when throwing coal over the side of the bench. Wind speed and direction had a major effect on top side CTPV concentrations. The author recommends that area samples must be placed above at least every third coke oven door to effectively measure visible door emissions.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Diagnosis Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Radiography Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Coke-oven-emissions Coke-oven-workers Field-Study Furnaces Industrial-emissions Iron-and-steel-foundries NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 Sampling-methods Work-environment Work-practices

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-34
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00095025
• 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, ECTB 123-05b, 1979 Jul; :1-34
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3312 - Blast furnaces and steel mills - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8995c040a62f74e5d17b7208f1ce31e4d90b902e8526b4f43b7e000060ed1e0ff817bb9c4f4760ecb8cc28d88123b1c5052c984060d3ee209d08902acddedd7d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178942/cdc_178942_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 736.30 KB ]