Result of U.S.P.H.S. survey at Johns-Manville, Manville, New Jersey.

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Result of U.S.P.H.S. survey at Johns-Manville, Manville, New Jersey.

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1971/04/01
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ...

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English

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Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

Air sampling for asbestos (1332214) dust was conducted by the United States Public Health Service at Johns Manville Company (SIC-2221) in Manville, New Jersey, during April, 1971. Asbestos concentrations ranged from 1.4 to 17.5 fibers greater than 5 microns per cubic centimeter (f/cc) in the fiber preparation area; 0.4 to 29.0f/cc in carding operations; 2.8 to 4.5f/cc near spinning work; 1.0 to 13.7f/cc in twisting operations; 1.0 to 5.6f/cc in the winding area; 2.4 to 20.2f/cc near the weaving operations; and 0.4 to 4.8f/cc at various other operations.
Subjects:

Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Chromatography Metals Metal Workers Neoplasms Occupational Health Poisoning Safety Skin Skin Absorption Skin Diseases
Keywords:

Field-Study Health-survey IWS-32-22d NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-2 Sampling-methods Worker-health Workplace-studies
Document Type:

Text
Place as Subject:

New Jersey ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations ; DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America ; North America
Pages in Document:

1-4
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:00105347
Citation:

NIOSH 1971 Apr; :1-4
CAS Registry Number:

Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
Federal Fiscal Year:

1971
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

2221 - Broadwoven fabric mills, manmade - (SIC)
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178989/cdc_178989_DS1.pdf
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File Language:

English

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