Walk-thru survey report, Hammond Lead Products, Incorporated, Hammond, Indiana.

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• Personal Author:
  Cooper TC
• Description:
  A walk through survey was conducted at Hammond Lead Products, Incorporated (SIC-2816), Hammond, Indiana, in April, 1982 to evaluate lead (7439921) chemical bagging operations as part of a NIOSH study of measures used to control airborne dust in dry chemical bagging and filling operations. Engineering controls at the three bag packer stations included exhaust ventilation around each packer spout and an exhaust hood at the lead-silicate bag weighing station; however, these measures were not sufficient to meet the OSHA lead standard of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. The company instituted comprehensive programs in monitoring, work practices, and personal protective equipment to protect the health of employees. Monitoring programs included periodic physical examinations and blood/lead analyses, area and personal dust sampling, and ventilation system monitoring. Employees were provided with personal protective equipment, including coveralls, disposable gloves, and respirators. Cleanup involved routine wet washing and vacuum sweeping in work areas. The author concludes that the monitoring, work practices, and personal protective equipment show a potential for reducing worker lead exposure until improved engineering controls can be implemented. An in depth study of the bagging area operations is a possibility.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Asbestos Dust Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Particulate Matter Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Blood-analysis Control-technology Field-Study Health-protection Industrial-dusts Lead-production NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-exposure Region-5 Safety-measures Safety-practices

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB11215a
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; 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:00134511
• 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 112-15a, 1982 Jun; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• NORA Priority Area:
  Control-technology
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2816 - Inorganic pigments - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c01273fe78004106107656d2a1e4c4073bb43add49394fc7df3d59b6e1cff44ad43d06fcceb38ab50fd08231ed4e133b4b7c29b0933096640f64f5993326ac37
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179618/cdc_179618_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 272.90 KB ]