Preliminary control technology assessment of Louisville Fire Brick Company, Grahn, Kentucky.

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• Personal Author:
  Godbey FW
• Description:
  Health hazard control measures, work processes, and existing control technologies were evaluated at Louisville Fire Brick Company (SIC- 3255), Grahn, Kentucky in September, 1982. The company employed 35 workers involved in the manufacture of fire bricks from locally mined flint and flint clays containing silica (14808607), alumina (1344281), iron-oxide (1309371), titania (13463677), lime (1305788), magnesia (1309484), and alkalies. Raw clays and salvaged brick waste were crushed to 12/20 mesh, then blended with 2 to 6 percent water. The blend was fed to a hydraulic press and standard refractory shapes were formed. Oversized and irregular shapes were formed by hand. The shapes were dried and fired for 5.5 days at 2400 degrees-F. A union management committee performed periodic inspections, and health and safety posters were displayed throughout the factory. Hard hats, safety shoes, and eye protectors were provided. No specific engineering controls were employed. The author does not recommend an in depth study of this company since no unique state of the act control technologies are employed.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Carcinogens Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Ceramics-industry Control-technology Field-Study Heat-exposure Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Noise-levels Personal-protective-equipment Refractories Region-4 Silica-dusts Workplace-studies

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB11017a
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:00158062
• 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 110-17a, 1983 May; :1-3
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Alumina (CAS RN 1344-28-1) ; Iron oxide (Fe2O3) (CAS RN 1309-37-1) ; Titania (CAS RN 13463-67-7) ; Calcium oxide (CAS RN 1305-78-8) ; Magnesium oxide (CAS RN 1309-48-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• NORA Priority Area:
  Control-technology
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3255 - Clay refractories - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:de26d6d78ac978fc651e0c83313d45dbc7f751a0d5392bef785d8910624f4bb286e45f772c7f01c60967f2f0504a7de026dcf4ee14bbebadd594f63e2e1e0aee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179803/cdc_179803_DS1.pdf
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