Control technology assessment for coal gasification and liquefaction processes, University of Minnesota Heating Plant, FW-Stoic Gasification Facility, Duluth, Minnesota.

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• Personal Author:
  Telesca DR ; Telesca DR
• Description:
  A control technology assessment was conducted at the University of Minnesota, Duluth Campus Heating Facility (SIC-4961), Duluth, Minnesota on January 19 and 20, 1981 to study measures to control worker exposures to hazardous physical and chemical agents at the Foster Wheeler Stoic Gasification Facility. The University and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory had developed and implemented an industrial hygiene program designed specifically to address the potential hazards at the gasification site. Major health hazards were carbon-monoxide (630080), heat stress, coal dust, polynuclear aromatics, and noise. Exposure to coal dust was controlled by respirators with high efficiency filters. Control of carbon- monoxide and polynuclear aromatics was achieved through the maintenance of the integrity of the closed process system. Respirators and protective clothing were used during emergencies, repair work, and manual poking. Carbon-monoxide was continuously monitored. Mufflers were installed to reduce noise. The author recommends changes in seals and flanges to avoid leakage, the use of supplied air instead of air purifying respirators, mandatory compliance with health and safety programs, clean and dirty change room facilities, restricted access to clean areas by contaminated workers, use of escape type respirators, and monitoring of dermal exposure to tars.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Coal Coal Mining Environmental Monitoring Minerals Mining Occupational Health Safety Solvents

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Coal-gasification Control-technology Field-Study Fuel-production Health-programs NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Contract NIOSH-Survey Noise-protection Occupational-hazards Region-5 Safety-practices

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB11921a
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology ; Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Minnesota ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  1-53
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00135102
• 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 119-21a, 1982 Mar; :1-53
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Performing Organization:
  Enviro Control, Rockville, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4961 - Steam and air-conditioning supply - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:81638488a4dc25b4af473045662a25ec606b87f5fb856e2d190b663955639d44179df3773051780954aeb7f6432c40ca61f2c4e7c10b420cb1166a0b67d29393
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179658/cdc_179658_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.66 MB ]