Preliminary control technology assessment of Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Company, Waynesburg, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Godbey FW
• Description:
  Health hazard control methods, work processes, and existing control technologies used in the manufacture of brick products were evaluated at Whitacre Greer Fireproofing Company (SIC-3251), Waynesboro, Ohio in September, 1982. The company employed 66 workers involved in the production of brick pavers, face brick, acid brick, and refractory brick from locally mined clays. Raw clays, shale, and salvaged brick waste were crushed and ground to a 7 mesh particle size. The finely ground material was blended with water, extruded, and cut into slugs. The slugs were pressed into shapes using hydraulic presses. The shapes were palletized, fired, then ground into the final product which was stored or shipped to the consumer. A union management committee held periodic safety meetings in combination with grievance meetings. All workers were given head protectors, and disposable face masks were available for employees who wished to use them. Minimal local exhaust ventilation was provided in the grinding area. The author does not recommend an in depth study of this company since no unique state of the art control technologies are used.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Wood
• Keywords:
  Brick-kilns Ceramics-industry Control-technology Exhaust-ventilation Face-masks Field-Study Fire-proofing Headgear Hydraulic-equipment Industrial-processes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Refractories Region-5

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB11021a
• 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:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00158060
• 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 110-21a, 1983 May; :1-3
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3251 - Brick and structural clay tile - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2087bd8b940bb9d03ff4f19ec29b23429c0dc616f349fb7c9e85dc021183b6517c9813554d9ae8425cc4a6b1589de826769054ede61caa4e84ed3cae8bca67d4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179801/cdc_179801_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 118.53 KB ]