Control technology assessment in the pulp and paper industry.

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• Personal Author:
  Haner H ; Kearney J ; Matthews R ; Overbaugh J ; Schoultz K ; Turner S ; Yee J
• Description:
  Effective control technologies used in the pulp and paper industry (SIC-2621) to prevent or minimize worker exposure to toxic chemicals and harmful physical stresses were evaluated and documented. The study included a literature review, preliminary mill surveys, and detailed surveys of selected major unit processes. The indepth surveys were conducted at 18 mills and resulted in 40 survey reports for one or more mill unit processes. These reports related to wood preparation, sulfite pulping and stock washing, Kraft pulping and stock washing, Kraft chemical recovery, multistage bleaching, bleach chemical preparation, and paper production. Over 1000 air samples were analyzed to evaluate the effectiveness of the control systems associated with these mill processes. The major workplace contaminants studied and methods for sampling and analysis were described. Among various findings, the authors note that chlorine (7782505) and chlorine-dioxide (10049044) concentrations were frequently high in chlorine-dioxide generator buildings, particularly during start ups, shut downs, and following collection of quality control samples.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Solvents Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Contract-210-79-0008 Industrial-hazards Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Contract Paper-manufacturing-industry Paper-mills Pulp-industry Safety-monitoring Toxic-effects Toxic-materials Worker-health

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-974
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00130213
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1983 Apr; :1-974
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chlorine (CAS RN 7782-50-5) ; Chlorine dioxide (CAS RN 10049-04-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2621 - Paper mills - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:996babdbf85fa35994976941c271fd56ac569b2fce589d586afb8225125b08cc256c50d4b2aa2ef2fb25dd799145413785e765e3c3a65db19e6fe8725e41f0bf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179525/cdc_179525_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 33.24 MB ]