Walk-through survey report, control technology for solid materials handling, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Steelton Plant, Steelton, Pennsylvania.

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• Personal Author:
  Heitbrink, William A. ; Heitbrink, William A.
• Description:
  A control technology survey was conducted at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's facility (SIC-3295) in Steelton, Pennsylvania, on April 15, 1983. Dust control operations during bag opening, dumping, and disposal were examined. The facility employed 125 workers. An automatic bag opening device was used to empty bags of silica (14808607), flour, fine clay, bentonite (1302789), and cereal binders in various molding sand formulations. Bag opening, emptying, and disposal involved potential respiratory and dermal exposures to settled dust and the contents of the bags. After the bags entered the bag opening machine, the workers were isolated from dust generation. The opening and compacting operations were conducted in a completely enclosed area and a small bag house air cleaner was mounted on top of the inlet. Workers opened the bags carefully. Periodic air sampling was performed with an average respirable dust concentration of about 0.5 milligrams per cubic meter. Workers received safety training before beginning operation of the device and personal protection items were required including safety glasses and shoes.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Control-technology Field-Study Industrial-hazards Lung-irritants NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-hazards Region-3 Safety-education Safety-practices Skin-irritants Steel-industry

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology ; Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00133549
• 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 144-12a, 1983 Apr; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Bentonite (CAS RN 1302-78-9) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Bentonite (CAS RN 1302-78-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3295 - Minerals, ground or treated - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:da4622f4594f20d0910bb076a20221fdeaebb799f1662c843a4a617f46fc0c1e56e62d0814d7469d8fa6bb8bb06f8a46f696504351ad0f5b1a205b63476f8620
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179581/cdc_179581_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 331.46 KB ]