Industrial hygiene report asbestos at Reading Brake and Alignment Service, Reading, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Roberts DR
• Description:
  Worker exposures to asbestos (1332214) and trace metals were surveyed at Reading Brake and Alignment Service (SIC-7539) in Reading, Ohio, on March 7, 1979. The number of employees was not reported. Asbestos concentrations in personal breathing zone samples from the brake mechanic averaged 0.04 fibers greater than 5 microns per cubic centimeter (f/cc), and general area air samples contained 0.009 to 0.014f/cc. Concentrations of lead (7439921), zinc (7440666), copper (7440508), iron (7439896), manganese (7439965), and chromium (7440473) were 0.7, less than 0.1 to 0.4, cubic meter, respectively. All exposures were well below OSHA standards of 2.0f/cc for asbestos, and 50, 5000, 1000, 10000, and 5000 micrograms per cubic meter for lead, zinc, copper, iron and manganese, respectively; no standards were provided for chromium. The author concludes that no asbestos hazard exists at this company, but notes that very little brake service activity occurred on the day of the survey. Asbestos exposures probably would be higher on days when the work load was greater.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Carcinogens Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Metal Workers Neoplasms Occupational Health Pyrolysis Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-sampling Asbestos-dusts Field-Study IWS-32-56 Metallic-dusts NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 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:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00106008
• 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, IWS 32-56, 1980 Mar; :1-7
• 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-512:3b7b576747932381681eb9acc44adeba3b9541679f330437e5176c7f13fd08ff92199c506d861db603265be150ad4e833c43dccd8e651e80509f29a4a75058b5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179022/cdc_179022_DS1.pdf
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