In depth survey report of Advance Transportation Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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• Personal Author:
  Zaebst DD
• Description:
  An in depth survey of exposures to diesel exhaust was conducted at the Advance Transportation Company (SIC-4231) terminal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The four major presumably exposed job groups were road drivers, local drivers, dock workers, and mechanics. Elemental carbon (7440440) sampling results at the terminal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during cold weather indicated low level exposure about equal to geometric mean ambient highway and residential background concentrations: 1.3 micrograms/cubic meter (microg/m3) in dock workers; exposures slightly above highway concentrations in local drivers, 2.4 microg/m3, and road drivers, 2.7 microg/m3; and exposure significantly above background highway concentrations for mechanics, 10.7 microg/m3. The highest exposures to elemental carbon, organic carbon, nitrogen-dioxide (10102440), nitric-oxide (10102439), and respirable dust were noted among mechanics working in the shop. Area concentrations of airborne respirable particulates indicated the same relative ranking of jobs suggested by exposures to elemental carbon. Exposures to the nitrogen oxides and respirable particulates were significantly lower than the recommended limits.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Plastics Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Automobile-repair-shops Diesel-emissions Diesel-engines Diesel-exhausts Field-Study Fuels IWS-146-21 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 Workplace-studies

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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 ; Wisconsin
• 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:
  1-45
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00192783
• 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 146-21, 1989 Aug; :1-45
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Nitric oxide (CAS RN 10102-43-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4231 - Trucking terminal facilities - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9407f4d2577d1a068b81966208d83721c30d387ebd13595ed9c7a46d8d64cb1d1000b453031b11de4279fd13d4ebe909a81607c03f7ccfee14c84e732f8fb8fb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180317/cdc_180317_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.77 MB ]