Preliminary survey report: control technology for brake lining at Northwest Local School District, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Cooper TC ; Godbey FW ; McGlothlin, James D. ; O'Brien, Dennis M. ; Sheehy JW
• Description:
  A walk through survey of control technology for reducing asbestos (1332214) exposure during maintenance and repair of vehicular brakes was conducted at Northwest Local School District (SIC-8211), Cincinnati, Ohio in January, 1986. The primary method for controlling and collecting dust during brake servicing was a wet washing technique and good work practices, ensuring that exposure to hazardous physical or chemical agents was reduced or eliminated. Also available was an enclosed type brake assembly cleaner designed to be connected to the shop air and a vacuum system. The brake assembly cleaner did not have a viewing port to examine the area being cleaned. The operator had to remove the unit to inspect the cleaned area potentially exposing himself to any dust remaining on the brake shoes or hub. The unit itself was a potential dust source as it was designed to fit 16 inch wheels and did not form a tight seal on the smaller 15 inch wheels of the newer buses. The authors conclude that the wet wash technique is an excellent method for controlling asbestos emissions during brake maintenance. The vacuum brake assembly cleaner is inadequate and potentially hazardous. An in depth survey of the wet technique is recommended.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Movements Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor First Aid Noise Occupational Health Plastics Preceptorship Safety Safety Management Temperature

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• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Asbestos-dust Automotive-industry Breathing-atmospheres Control-technology Dust-exposure Emission-sources Field-Study Hazardous-materials NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 Sampling-methods

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• 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:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00159217
• 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 152-17a, 1986 May; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8211 - Elementary and secondary schools - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b57122b0700d840ad4985e2ef8f670edc588177d7ca4af57d731512fe02b63bb28afb041e95c8ba622e9a8eaa73c020ccb998e4b9c76bec9bf2bfbad29bf037d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179814/cdc_179814_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 282.96 KB ]