Industrial hygiene study of the Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation, Attapulgus, Georgia.

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• Personal Author:
  Zumwalde, Ralph D.
• Description:
  Worker exposures to dust and free silica (7631869) were surveyed at Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation in Attapulgus, Georgia, from March 22 to 26, 1976. The company employed about 395 workers and provided medical and industrial hygiene services through local consultants. Dust concentrations sometimes exceeded OSHA standards of 5 and 15 milligrams per cubic meter for respirable and total dust, respectively. Free silica concentrations were within acceptable limits; the OSHA standard was not provided. Various amounts of attapulgite clay were found in the dust samples. Noise levels ranged from 73 to 105 decibels relative to the A-weighted scale. The author recommends improved ventilation and housekeeping procedures, use of hearing protection devices, and reduction of radiant heat release near the dryers.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Airborne-dusts Control-methods Field-Study Health-services Industrial-hygiene Mineral-dusts NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Noise-pollution Occupational-health-programs Region-4 Standards 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:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  1-79
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00106935
• 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 52-10, 1977 Apr; :1-79
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ec853838fdef73219f2a394d5534593594b4b7d398ea185c45719e7821a97bcaa9b9ee0a945285aa1d89a3a8f3def3029df5e8621027b28e349625267e183517
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179063/cdc_179063_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.56 MB ]