Industrial Hygiene Survey of Coplay Cement Co., Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Cement Workers Morbidity Study.

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• Personal Author:
  Davidson C ; Sanderson, Wayne T.
• Description:
  A survey was conducted at the Coplay Cement Company, Nazareth, Pennsylvania as part of a study of the effects of materials found in Portland Cement facilities on the human respiratory system. Personal and area samples were collected and analyzed for total and respirable dust, quartz (14808607), trace elements, and toxic gases. For most of the jobs at this site the respirable and total dust levels were below recommended exposure limits. The ACGIH recommended level of 5mg/m3 for respirable nuisance particulate was exceeded in four samples. Quartz was detected in 18 personal respirable dust samples, with six of these exceeding the MSHA-PEL levels. Exposure to quartz occurred primarily in the quarry and in areas associated with the raw materials and coal. The authors recommend that measures be taken to reduce exposures, including the increased use of personal protective equipment in the areas with raw material and coal exposures.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Dust Lead Metals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Cement-industry Control-technology Field-Study Mineral-dusts NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-exposure Region-3 Respirable-dust
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-49
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00219217
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1982 Aug; :1-49
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• NORA Priority Area:
  Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment ; Research Tools and Approaches ; Control Technology
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0cc6b123ad0546917b8a82bb222fdee0e95fb9e5134290e5aef27994bf8040e6132ce87059047a8de5cfa61a7a2d20653f03d34cec9754cb8095b4c971925545
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180871/cdc_180871_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.24 MB ]