Walk-through survey report, control technology for General Motors at General Motors - Inland Division, Vandalia, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Heitbrink, William A.
• Description:
  A walk through survey was conducted to assess methods used to control occupational exposure to asbestos (1332214) at the General Motors Inland Division (SIC-3714) at Vandalia, Ohio, in May 1983. The facility used engineering controls, housekeeping, and monitoring of employees to control exposure when bags of asbestos were opened and emptied into a hopper. Local exhaust ventilation was the primary engineering control. The exhaust system was designed into the hopper. Continuous monitoring of airborne asbestos concentrations was performed. The usual worker exposure was less than 0.5 fibers per cubic centimeter according to the factory's hygienist. The workers were taught to use practices that minimized asbestos emissions and exposures. Potential emission sources could result from broken bags and emptying the bag hopper. The bag supplier had made the bags stronger, and each pallet of bags was shrink wrapped to minimize breaking. The author concludes that monitoring the ambient air serves a feedback function as it provides the basis for corrective action. Controls to reduce asbestos exposures are effective. It is recommended that NIOSH conduct a detailed survey of this operation.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Carcinogens Coloring Agents Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Nitrogen Compounds Occupational Health Preceptorship Rubber Safety Safety Management Solvents

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-fibers Control-technology Field-Study Industrial-dusts Lung-irritants Motor-vehicles NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-exposure Region-5 Safety-education Ventilation-systems

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00132669
• 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 144-14a, 1983 Dec; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3714 - Motor vehicle parts and accessories - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2ef5d14ae21e055500a8e5d1a05bffa5313d8f6ccbe2996527a8f927082bf859d5f67ad4dec0fcd9b5fe6afebe2a6ad7daef882185b53faf8feba2c69ea7e8e2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179561/cdc_179561_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 292.72 KB ]