Industrial hygiene report: asbestos at Allied Brake Shop, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Roberts DR
• Description:
  Worker exposures to asbestos (1332214) were surveyed on February 26, 1979, at the Allied Brake Shop (SIC-7539) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company employed five workers. Respirators, safety glasses and gloves were available to the employees. Time weighted average personal exposures to two mechanics were 0.006 and 0.04 fibers greater than 5 microns per cubic centimeter (f/cc). General area sample asbestos concentrations were 0001 to 0.02f/cc, and 15 minute peak samples were 0.25 and 0.35f/cc. All samples were below the OSHA standard of 2.0f/cc, and 10f/cc for 15 minute exposures. Concentrations of trace metals also were well below OSHA standards of 50, 5000, 1000, 10000, 5000 and 1000 micrograms per cubic meter for lead (7439921), zinc (7440666), copper (7440508), iron (7439896), manganese (7439965) and chromium (7440473), respectively. The author notes that the compressed air solvent mist blow-off procedure generates more asbestos dust than other servicing operations. Asbestos exposures depend on the types of brake servicing operations and work processes utilized. A copy of NIOSH recommendations for asbestos brake servicing is included.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Chemistry Environmental Exposure Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-sampling Field-Study Industrial-processes IWS-32-58 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 Standards Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:00106004
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 32-58, 1980 Jun; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7539 - Automotive repair shops, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:259a63f4a2e481c56157fefe91cbe10cfb306bf8f20a879147dd3c63d0994894b8b8aa7321cc103628c0a6f93137338b9d7e90444e031139863028e8e4908da4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179018/cdc_179018_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 779.30 KB ]