Results of U.S.P.H.S. survey at Johns-Manville Asbestos.

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Results of U.S.P.H.S. survey at Johns-Manville Asbestos.

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1967/08/01
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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English

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

Worker exposures to asbestos (1332214) were surveyed at the Johns- Manville Asbestos Textile Facility (SIC-2661) in Manville, New Jersey, during August, 1967. All samples were collected with a membrane filter. Samples with fiber sizes greater than 5 microns in length ranged from 5.9 to 31.7 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc) in fiber preparation operations; 3.9 to 25.4f/cc in the carding area; 14.1 to 42.7f/cc in spinning operations, 4.8 to 37.3f/cc in the twisting area, 2.9 to 4.0f/cc in winding operations; and 0.7 to 17.9f/cc for weaving operations.
Subjects:

Accidents, Occupational Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Eye Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Stress, Psychological
Keywords:

Air-quality Air-sampling Airborne-dusts Field-Study Industrial-processes IWS-32-22c Mineral-dusts NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-2 Textile-workers Workplace-studies
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Studies ; Industry Wide
Place as Subject:

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

1-3
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:00106044
Citation:

NIOSH 1967 Aug; :1-3
CAS Registry Number:

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

1967
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

2661 - Building Paper and Board Mills - (SIC)
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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File Language:

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