Walk-through survey report: control technology for manual transfer of chemical powders at Colgate-Palmolive Company, Clarksville, Indiana.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A walk through survey of control technology for manual transfer of chemical powders at Colgate Palmolive Company (SIC-2844, SIC-2841), Clarksville, Indiana was conducted in May, 1984. The survey was conducted to determine if the facility warranted an indepth study. The company manufactured toothpaste and laundry products. Raw materials were transplanted in bags to the batching area where they were weighed and automatically dumped into hoppers. Other materials were scooped from bags and dumped into the hoppers. Major ingredients used were: sodium-benzoate (532321), a monosodium fluorophosphate, carboxymethylcellulose (9000117), phosphates, and sodium-sulfate (7757826). Engineering controls consisted of local and general exhaust ventilation. The designs of the ventilation systems were based on the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists' Ventilation Manual. Workers were encouraged to use good work practices. Health and safety education material were provided. Safety glasses and shoes, ear plugs, and respirators were provided on an as needed basis. Employees were given preemployment physicals and periodic hearing tests. The company performed periodic dust monitoring. The author concludes that the facility represents a general type of automated dry materials handling operation and does not have sufficiently unique manual batching controls to warrant an indepth study.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Chemical-manufacturing-industry Control-methods Control-technology Field-Study Industrial-dusts Industrial-health-programs Industrial-safety-programs Industrial-ventilation Materials-handling NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 Safety-practices

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB14921a
• 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:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00145170
• 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 149-21a, 1984 Jul; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Sodium benzoate (CAS RN 532-32-1) ; Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether (CAS RN 9000-11-7) ; Sodium sulfate (CAS RN 7757-82-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2844; 2841
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6eba9086b7472c6c7fa3d571dba06fc8a8a6a70aa5805d53a56adea0e2d784996d02a35a467c9824dd7379fa444dcfc6d0762fab0fcb8d0f8242adbebbada27b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179716/cdc_179716_DS1.pdf
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