Field survey of Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado.

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• Personal Author:
  Spiegel R
• Description:
  Worker exposures to benzene (71432) were evaluated in a survey at the Gates Rubber Company (SIC-3011) in Denver, Colorado, on January 10 and 11, 1972. The facility was under consideration for inclusion in a criteria developing program for occupational benzene exposures. The factory's medical facilities were modern and adequate. Personnel records containing work histories were retrievable. Spot checks for safety evaluations were performed by the union's safety committee and the findings were sent to management for corrective action. About 230 workers were exposed to benzene or products containing benzene. Medical records of a representative sample of workers exposed to benzene indicated no evidence of benzene related disease. The author recommends the facility for inclusion in a retrospective cohort study to examine the association between benzene exposure, leukemia risk and site specific cancer.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Construction Industry Metal Workers Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Aromatic-hydrocarbons Blood-disorders Carcinogens Field-Study Health-protection IWS-61-15 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-exposure Recording-systems Region-8 Safety-measures

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00107024
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1972 Jan; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3011 - Tires and inner tubes - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:36b0644b15204f61c789bed46860a27b3bff4759f138772c09ae6e947c0295bf178538d7b72028f44c1c02c194b5a32ba7f44eb4bd8398b9c9ea13a718132ac8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179064/cdc_179064_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 474.12 KB ]