Industrial hygiene walk-through survey report of Dow Corning Corporation Semiconductor Plant, Hemlock, Michigan.

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• Personal Author:
  Willson RD
• Description:
  Worker exposures to potentially hazardous physical and chemical agents were determined at the Dow Corning Corporation's semiconductor facility (SIC-3674) in Hemlock, Michigan, on September 6, 1978. The survey was part of a NIOSH health study of newly developing energy technologies. The company had access to an industrial hygiene staff. Signs of leakage of trichlorosilane (10025782) (TCS) were noted at the truck unloading area. Heavy accumulation of a white powder on the ceilings indicated the presence of airborne process materials. The author concludes that the operations at the facility may not be extensive enough to be representative of the photovoltaic cell industry. He recommends an industrial hygiene survey for the TCS unloading area, main production vessel rooms, the cleaning room, and for material recovery processes.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Field-Study Health-surveys Industrial-hygiene Industrial-processes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-health-programs Region-5 Worker-health 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:
  Michigan ; 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:
  1-19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00108660
• 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 68-22, 1978 Oct; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  Trichlorosilane (CAS RN 10025-78-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Performing Organization:
  PEDCo Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3674 - Semiconductors and related devices - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e14f6e2fee013c2730141cd37e7b2bf492d2cee8c33bc87a010fc4ded6ba51af708129179003cdf3a2f46b7baf54e0f014931c27c261eae53a39773af77181ae
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179081/cdc_179081_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 954.26 KB ]