Sentinel event notification system for occupational risks (SENSOR): recommendations for control of silica exposure at the Unimin Dividing-Creek Sand Plant, Millville, New Jersey.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cooper TC ; Froehlich PA ; O'Brien, Dennis M. ; Sheehy JW ; Stephens A ; Valiante D ; Cooper TC ; Froehlich PA ; O'Brien, Dennis M. ; Sheehy JW ; Stephens A ; Valiante D
• Description:
  A study was made to document and evaluate effective techniques for the control of potential health hazards at the Unimin Dividing-Creek Sand Facility (SIC-1446), Millville, New Jersey. This facility supplied washed sand to the glass industry. Two dredges were used to mine sand from flooded areas, following removal of trees and topsoil. A sand/water slurry was pumped to a scalper to remove rocks and slime. Personal exposures to respirable quartz (14808607) dust were shown to range between less than 0.02 to 0.05mg/m3 for nine collected samples, none of which exceeded allowable limits. Area air samples taken near the railroad car filling operation and the sand screening area showed that there was a potential for exposures to elevated levels in these areas. Deficiencies were identified in the design and maintenance of equipment, in work practices, and in ventilation control systems which were identified for modification. Control methods in place at the operation included environmental monitoring programs, a respiratory protection program, good housekeeping practices, and equipment maintenance.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Fires Occupational Health Plastics Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Control-technology Field-Study Mineral-dusts Mining-industry NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-2 Silica-dusts
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB17112b
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology ; Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-56
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00194421
• 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 171-12b, 1989 Dec; :1-56
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1446 - Industrial sand - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bfcacb095f1e3d52d7b3d80c52864e9b16fb763144072f576472ef4fcf9e552097d10279a5649512ff9d44ea6a55175b777ebddaaaa67aa8850e0dcd29471b22
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180371/cdc_180371_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.98 MB ]