Preliminary control technology assessment of the Belden Brick Company, Sugarcreek, Ohio.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Mahon RD
• Description:
  An on site visit was made to Belden Brick Company (SIC-3251), Sugarcreek, Ohio, to evaluate control methods used at this facility to protect workers from hazardous conditions on the job. The company used a variety of clays and shales from on site mines plus color additives in the manufacture of ceramic brick. The raw materials were crushed, blended, formed, dried, fired, drawn, packaged, and shipped or placed in storage. The potential existed for exposures to silica (14808607), extremes of temperature, noise, and color additives. About 250 million standard bricks were made each year. The engineering controls appeared to be effective and efficient, consisting of exhaust ventilation, operation enclosures, scrap handling, noise attenuation, and vibration dampening. Some use of monitoring systems was noted. According to the author, these systems would be worth an in depth evaluation. It would also be useful to evaluate their use of personal protective equipment. The in depth study should be scheduled when the controls are in a full production mode.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Diagnosis Occupational Health Radiation Radiography Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Construction-materials Control-methods Control-technology Dust-control Field-Study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB11015A
• 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:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00182767
• 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 110-15A, 1982 Mar; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• NORA Priority Area:
  Control-technology
• 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-512:0a661714126e58cdb719fc257b0493bbcbfe24acb40f94f3e7916a16a60434f2b51630c0b581dd09d1e5b926144e906e78c278f23d2a08ba409642ed5addfd3e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180101/cdc_180101_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.79 MB ]