Industrial hygiene report comprehensive survey of wood preservative treatment facility at Santa Fe Centralized Tie Plant, Somerville, Texas.

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• Personal Author:
  Timbie CY ; Todd AS
• Description:
  Worker exposures to creosote (8021394) were determined at the Santa Fe Centralized Tie Facility (SIC-2491) in Somerville, Texas, on October 6 to 7, 1980. The survey was part of a NIOSH study entitled Industrial Hygiene Assessment of New Agents. The facility employed approximately 158 workers, most of whom worked in production operations. The company maintained a medical, and a safety and industrial health program. Creosote concentrations ranged from current occupational limit of 0.2mg/m3 established for coal tar pitch volatiles. The authors conclude that most of the environmental data indicates good airborne control of creosote exposure. They recommend the availability of work uniforms, employee showering after work shifts, and engineering modifications to reduce the risk of creosote exposure.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Dust Mining Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Field-Study Health-surveys Lumber-industry NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-6
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• 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:
  1-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00124033
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 110-20a, 1980 Dec; :1-21
• CAS Registry Number:
  Wood creosote (CAS RN 8021-39-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2491 - Wood preserving - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:31ec67b91f5125b64596a0a426bd264dabc3485267da5f3582a4fa6797cd80df12da19c122caef45c52d7ad49af381e3950d2a4473210f7cae9e6a08d1ebf447
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179492/cdc_179492_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 446.52 KB ]