Walk-through survey report, ACF Industries, Amcar Division, Milton, Pennsylvania.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Levine MS ; Whitman NE
• Description:
  Worker exposures to paint materials were studied at ACF Industries, Amcar Division (SIC-3743) in Milton, Pennsylvania, on June 6, 1979. The company was under consideration for inclusion in a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational paint materials exposure. Approximately 12 of the employees at this facility were assigned to the painting operations that were surveyed. The company had a safety and industrial health program. Medical services were furnished by a part-time physician and one nurse per work shift. Personnel records provided demographic information, department assignments, and seniority listings. Approximately 2,000 gallons of paint were used per week, including zinc-chromate primers, and vinyl- alkyd finishes. The paint booth utilized an exhaust ventilation system, and all spray painters were equipped with air supplied respirators. The authors conclude that this workforce should be included in the NIOSH painting hazards survey.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Asbestos Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Dust Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Field-Study Health-services Health-surveys Industrial-processes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-health Railroad-equipment Region-3 Workplace-studies

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• 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:
  1-26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00111591
• 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 74-62, 1979 Oct; :1-26
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Performing Organization:
  The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3743 - Railroad equipment - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:03f0899a7d3877472430526cc3b77abc151fe83e0dd8d040f8cac25c88fd5cdf838e2b922148c79f369517bed40b6bce6698caf6f92e24516e351069f96026bc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179101/cdc_179101_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.06 MB ]