Exposure of workers to respiratory hazards at Columbus coal and refuse municipal electric plant.

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• Personal Author:
  Sobeih IM
• Description:
  Bulk ash and dust samples from the Columbus Refuse and Coal Fired Municipal Electric Facility (SIC-4953) were examined for their content of 31 chemical elements, free silica (7631869) and cristobalite (14464461). The facility was divided into 11 major areas for this analysis. The workforce was also divided into different groups. Personal sampling data indicated that exposure patterns were not highly predictable. This was true as the majority of employees did not perform the exact same duties and were not present in the exact same location every day. The major groups, mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, boiler operators rovers, and steam operating engineers rovers performed duties that were different from one day to the next. Perhaps the most important factor in the exposure of personnel was the unpredictably variable nature of the refuse which makes it impossible to establish definite exposure trends. A medical screening program was described which is to eventually to establish baseline medical data on all employees followed with an annual medical examination to prospectively follow trends in the health of all employees.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne Dusts Air Quality Monitoring Air Sampling Equipment Control Technology Electric Power Generation Mineral Dusts Respiratory System Disorders Workplace Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1098-1105
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00198582
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-108, 1990 Nov; (Part II):1098-1105
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Cristobalite (CAS RN 14464-46-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  II
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4953 - Refuse systems - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:24cc60cb96644ec3830e0d2ed1bc2cfe5b245e30e2693e7bf302a269864c5e30c39fce0c41ba364db8a1082ec0d85185ae0415eda659c9d0c36214423beb534f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180546/cdc_180546_DS1.pdf
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