In depth survey report of Transcon Lines Inc., Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

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• Personal Author:
  Zaebst DD
• Description:
  An in depth survey report was conducted at Transcon Lines, Inc. (SIC- 4231), Camp Hill, Pennsylvania to determine relative exposures to diesel aerosol among the four major presumably exposed job groups of road drivers, local drivers, dock workers, and mechanics. Elemental carbon (7440440) sampling results at the Transcon Lines terminal during mild weather indicated low level exposures below geometric mean ambient highway concentrations in mechanics and local drivers, exposures slightly above highway concentrations in road drivers and switchers, and exposures significantly above highway concentrations in dock workers. Geometric mean exposures to submicrometer elemental carbon in all jobs were significantly elevated above the geometric mean ambient concentration measured in a residential area in Harrisburg. Relative job rankings suggested by personal exposures to elemental carbon, oxides of nitrogen and respirable dust were similar: lowest for mechanics, highest for dock workers, and intermediate for local and road drivers. Area concentrations of other airborne diesel exhaust components measured were very low or not detected and far below any established limits.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety Sulfur Compounds
• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Automobile-repair-shops Diesel-emissions Diesel-engines Diesel-exhausts Field-Study Fuels IWS-146-18 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-3 Toxic-gases

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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 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• 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:
  1-40
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00192786
• 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 146-18, 1989 Aug; :1-40
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0)
• 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-512:91acd90fcdd158bcf83887a12ab6b84f2af3756b29cf98bb3f12b5054365b2ceffba1144b772d776d31337a71400260d1b3bcbd3ff58d305ef207198e0a59d43
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180319/cdc_180319_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]