Walk through survey report of the Central Brass Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Bloom, Thomas F. ; Seligman, Paul J. ; Zaebst DD
• Description:
  In order to evaluate controls used to reduce or eliminate worker exposures to lead (7439921), a survey was undertaken at the nonferrous foundry, Central Brass Manufacturing Company (SIC-3432), Cleveland, Ohio. After a review of the exposure and blood lead monitoring data, along with interviews with management and union officials and a tour of the facility, the investigators conclude that there is evidence to support excessive exposures to workplace lead at the time of compensation claims made early in 1985. Since that time the company has taken steps to reduce these exposures. Some engineering controls had been installed in October of 1984, including portable flexible duct local exhaust hoods, side draft local exhaust systems and traveling hoods. Improvements or replacements were also made to existing equipment including doubling the ventilation capacity of the exhaust system on polishing equipment and replacing local exhaust hoods on all grinding machines. All new employees receive a complete physical examination including audiometry, pulmonary function test, and blood lead screening. The frequency of subsequent blood lead monitoring was based on the previous blood levels. The respiratory protection program seemed generally adequate. However, some poor practices were noted in respirator maintenance and cleaning programs. Current sources of lead exposure appeared to be from lead fumes and dust arising from the lead used in the brass alloy. With the improvements which have been made, a correlation between the decline in ambient lead and blood lead levels was noted.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Chlorine Compounds Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Blood-analysis Field-Study Heavy-metals IWS-158-12 Lead-poisoning Metal-dusts Metal-finishing Metal-fumes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Plumbing Region-5

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00185318
• 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, IWS 158-12, 1988 Nov; :1-23
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3432 - Plumbing fixture fittings and trim - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:807c77a1791e924542e8f388caa17d72a2ef1aefdf52c3af2e201ec0d67012762ec7e3237a04d3902190e476a55061c5a24876d0059ea7ecc23af17da6510eaa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180215/cdc_180215_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 789.98 KB ]