Industrial hygiene of Raybestos-Manhattan Asbestos Textile Plant, North Charleston, South Carolina.

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• Personal Author:
  Curtis RA
• Description:
  Asbestos (1332214) and noise exposures at Raybestos-Manhattan Asbestos Textile Company (SIC-3292) in North Charleston, South Carolina, were surveyed on January 15 to 17, 1974. Personal air samples were collected on millipore filters and were analyzed by phase contrast microscopy. Average exposures in the yarn forming, spinning, weaving and cloth cleaning areas were 0.3 to 2.0, 0.50 to centimeter. The greatest noise level was 93 decibels in the weaving area. Tabulated data on individual measurements is provided.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Agriculture Ergonomics Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Airborne-dusts Asbestos-products Field-Study IWS-32-24e NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Noise-pollution Region-4 Textile-mills Workplace-studies

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• 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:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00105097
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1974 Jan; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3292 - Asbestos products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:927a6f973d5c400a2a3a377b822c1d7473ff85a9a7ae08d994739ad018b88015d1a235688741d7801979392abbc12e576417f0c1d28d4e72dcb4c085a347cd79
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178979/cdc_178979_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 293.00 KB ]