Control technology assessment for coal gasification and liquefaction processes, Westinghouse Fluidized-Bed Coal Gasification Process Development Unit, Waltz Mill, Pennsylvania.

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• Personal Author:
  Telesca DR
• Description:
  A control technology survey was conducted at the Westinghouse Fluidized Bed Coal Gasification Process Development Unit (SIC-5161) in Waltz Mill, Pennsylvania on June 24 and 25, 1981, to assess measures being developed to prevent occupational exposures to hazardous agents. The pressurized, fluidized bed gasification process was developed to convert coal to gas for industrial or utility fuel. Potential hazards identified included coal dust and product gas because of their explosive and flammable nature, and exposures to hydrogen-sulfide, (7783064), carbon-monoxide (630080), and polynuclear aromatics found in liquid coal products. Field operators, maintenance workers, and laboratory technicians were those most likely to be at risk. Work practice guidelines were designed to supplement engineering controls to provide additional protection in hazardous areas. Inspections and surveys were performed periodically. Limited access was allowed to and from the process development unit (PDU), and appropriate safety equipment was required. Job performance protocols were established. Employee education and training programs were instituted. Physical examinations were given annually to PDU workers. The author recommends the use of rubber instead of cotton gloves. PDU personnel should carry a portable carbon-monoxide meter. Supplied air respirators should be used when changing recycle gas compressor filters and strainers.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Dust Insecticides Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-gasification Control-technology Field-Study Fire-hazards Flammable-liquids Industrial-exposures Industrial-gases NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Contract NIOSH-Survey Occupational-hazards Region-3 Standards

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB11924a
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• 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:
  1-54
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00132119
• 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 119-24a, 1982 Apr; :1-54
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Performing Organization:
  Enviro Control, Rockville, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  5161 - Chemicals and Allied Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2f8d819a21db0164127f7a96f450999e70ca82c4c540413df101a5d26aaa212486008e076fa9a7dc3ee51028f12473c4041bfe8098c5513f3ee6eb7c5cadd724
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179554/cdc_179554_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.90 MB ]