Control technology assessment for chemical process unit operations. Preliminary survey report of FMC Corporation, Phosphorus Chemicals Division, Pocatello, Idaho.

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• Personal Author:
  Froehlich PA ; Van Wagenen, Harold
• Description:
  A preliminary site visit to FMC Corporation, Phosphorus Chemicals Division, in Pocatello, Idaho on November 4, 1982, was conducted by a NIOSH team as part of a project to obtain information on control technology used to minimize or eliminate occupational exposure to elemental phosphorus (7723140) and other hazardous compounds in this facility. There were about 600 employees, 400 of whom belonged to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union. There was a full time industrial hygiene professional, a full time day shift nurse, and a part time physician. Employees received a preplacement medical examination. Examinations were repeated every 18 months for workers under 40, and every 12 months for workers over 40. Although elemental phosphorus, silica (14808607), coal dust, carbon-monoxide (630080), and nuisance particulates constitute a potential health hazard, all concentrations were below the OSHA permissible exposure limits of 0.3 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) for 8 hours for total silica dust, 0.1mg/m3 for respirable silica dust, 2.4mg/m3 for coal dust, 5mg/m3 for respirable nuisance particulates, 0.1mg/m3 for phosphorus, and 55mg/m3 for carbon-monoxide. Personal air sample values were also below OSHA standards. The author concludes that the facility is operated in an efficient manner, and provides good state of the art protection to minimize occupational exposure of workers to hazardous materials.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Control-technology Dust-exposure Dust Control Gases Industrial-exposures Industrial Hygiene NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Phosphorus Phosphorus-compounds Region-10 Silicon Dioxide Work Environment

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Idaho ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00131975
• 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, 1983 Apr; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Phosphorus (CAS RN 7723-14-0) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:310d89d306be936dce18a80ab7875c31ee267438a6f43b8f3f46c75fed80e5e517a2fac53480e4f8416679ce05aeed0039b0e4376b4ae00ea059b5ef83b96d2e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179538/cdc_179538_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.80 MB ]