Industrial hygiene survey report, Asbestos Roofing Company, 8060 Armour Street, San Diego, California.

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• Personal Author:
  Brown J ; Fajen J
• Description:
  Worker exposures to coal-tar-pitch (65996932) volatiles in asphalt (8052424) and coal-tar (8007452) fumes were surveyed on November 9, 1979, among roofers employed by the Asbestos Roofing Company (SIC- 1761) in San Diego, California. The survey was part of a NIOSH study of occupational health hazards in the roofing industry. Approximately five workers were involved in the roofing operations that were surveyed. Air samples and bulk samples were collected. Of the six personal samples taken, three exceeded the OSHA standard of 0.2 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/CuM) for benzene (71432) solubles during roof application. Five of the seven personal samples exceeded the OSHA standard for the benzene soluble fraction during roof tear up operations. Benzo(a)pyrene (50328) and benzanthracene (56553) were found in only one sample. The authors conclude that these exposures present a health risk for the workers. They recommend the development of engineering controls for roofing equipment, development and use of work hygienic practices, and employee training.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Database Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Construction-workers Control-methods Field-Study Health-surveys Industrial-processes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-health-programs Region-9 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:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  1-9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00111596
• 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 48-16, 1977 Nov; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Pitch, coal tar, high-temp. (CAS RN 65996-93-2) ; Asphalt (CAS RN 8052-42-4) ; Coal tar (CAS RN 8007-45-2) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Benzo[a]pyrene (CAS RN 50-32-8) ; Benzanthracene (CAS RN 56-55-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1761 - Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aadbf9384389031a1e63e256b1bffaca9f3a394654a09272e82149ca7525caca2f5bdcf0096242f4ce3339c18033fff621e2bf54be9ba24dd07dfc36bb75c6fe
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179103/cdc_179103_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 279.79 KB ]