Engineering health hazard control technology for coal gasification and liquefaction processes. Final report.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A study was conducted to document hazard control technology options which provide effective protection for the safety and health of workers involved in the conversion of coal to supplement petroleum and natural gas supplies. These workers had the potential of being exposed to toxic materials from leaks and spills from process and waste streams during normal facility operation and during maintenance. Additional hazards of heat and noise, and danger from spontaneous combustion fires and explosions were also noted. The principle hazards discussed in relation to coal conversion included exposure to coal derived liquids, carbon-monoxide (630080), and hydrogen-sulfide (7783064). Such liquids were highly aromatic and contained polyaromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic amines associated with carcinogenic and mutagenic effects. Recommendations were offered for engineering controls and for changes in work practices which would reduce potential exposures. Methods were described for removal of ash, particulates, tar, and acid gases. Process descriptions were included for each step of the coal liquefaction and gasification processes. Recommendations were also included for design and layout of the processes and equipment, the selection of equipment, health and safety monitoring programs, and research needs for future study.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Chlorine Compounds First Aid Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-gasification Contract-210-78-0084 Control-technology Dust-inhalation Fire-hazards Health-hazards Industrial-engineering NIOSH-Contract Noise-exposure Toxic-gases Work-practices

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• 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:
  1-105
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00192317
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1983 :1-105
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• NORA Priority Area:
  Control-technology
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, NIOSH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e8bf730ac6374f9350213e65b53f4d923a9ccb54963a9301abbfe2a5779358ab2124c605a47bd088c53e6f89be55ccfb34920194fcc32e75b445e3c1cd1a1fca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180309/cdc_180309_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.09 MB ]