Special asbestos dust and preliminary industrial hygiene survey at Abex Corporation American Brakeblok Division, Winchester, Virginia.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Dement, John M. ; Shuler P
• Description:
  Asbestos (1332214) exposures at the American Brakeblok Division of the Abex Corporation (SIC-3714) in Winchester, Virginia, are evaluated on February 7 to 11, 1972. Facility design and operations are described together with sampling procedures. Tabulated data on ventilation measurements and individual worker exposures to asbestos is provided based on findings of an earlier survey. Housekeeping practices and use of personal protective equipment are reviewed. The authors conclude that excessive asbestos exposures occur in the mixing and preforming areas. Recommendations include development of a mechanical asbestos loading method for the mixers, use of approved respirators, improved ventilation, and welding of blast gates once new ventilation systems are installed.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Demography Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-sampling Control-methods Field-Study Industrial-hygiene IWS-32-25d Motor-vehicle-parts NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Protective-equipment Region-3 Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia
• 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:
  1-35
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00105099
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1972 Feb; :1-35
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3714 - Motor vehicle parts and accessories - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4159bb906fb55daa4d343cde9c84c6218b2c857326a15d16c0a5c28e158496f19d7340ce370186e7a89f89a4ff0d959b543d97c3978d8e83f08346b81129e383
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178980/cdc_178980_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.28 MB ]