A survey of health hazard control systems for mercury use and processing (superseded).

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• Personal Author:
  D'Orlando DC ; Reisdorf RP
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. Surveys were conducted to assess techniques to control occupational exposure to mercury (Hg) at 24 manufacturing facilities. The facilities included five battery manufacturers (SIC-3691), five thermometer manufacturers (SIC-3829), three fluorescent lamp manufacturers (SIC-3641), two electrical switch manufacturers (SIC- 3643), five electrical processors that used Hg, six chemical manufacturers (SIC-2819), and two dental clinics (SIC-2833). An integrated control approach that included engineering and behavioral controls, personal protection, and monitoring programs was used in every facility except the dental clinics. Temperature control was considered the most effective engineering technique. Other controls included the use of Hg pills in fluorescent lamp manufacturing, smooth impermeable materials on work surfaces and floors, and the use of filters in recirculation systems. Hg exposure concentrations were generally controlled to below acceptable concentrations at most of the facilities, the most notable exception being the battery manufacturers where Hg vapor concentrations were above the OSHA limit of 0.10 milligrams per cubic meter. Recommendations include mandatory wearing of respirators when Hg is handled at elevated temperatures, and routine monitoring of ventilation systems.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Control-methods Control-technology Employee-exposure Exposure-levels Health-protection Heavy-metals Metal-industry-workers NIOSH-Contract Safety-measures
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-133
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00130621
• 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, ECTB 109-04, 1983 Sep; :1-133
• CAS Registry Number:
  Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• NORA Priority Area:
  Control-technology
• Performing Organization:
  Radian Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3691; 3829; 3641; 3643; 2819; 2833
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e95fa50f84e853980493166c505ccf94dae197741858923a8c81666d1a8ceb1f102053c8c250c63e62da9a1181511ce8dbc9953a17091c2da9cfbcb5ea7cad8c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179529/cdc_179529_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.03 MB ]