Investigation of health hazards in brake lining repair and maintenance workers occupationally exposed to asbestos, 1982.

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• Personal Author:
  Daum SM ; Lilis, Ruth ; Lorimer WV ; Nicholson WJ ; Velez H
• Description:
  There are several sources of asbestos exposure to garage mechanics and automobile repairmen. First, of course, is that the asbestos exposure from the debris of brake or clutch lining wear, particularly when the brake or clutch housing are cleaned using a high pressure air hose. Second, garage mechanics may be at risk from exposures during the use of autobody filler and, finally, asbestos dust can be disseminated during mixing and application of undercoating materials each of which has contained the fiber in previous years. In order to determine the extent of the asbestos-related risk from garage maintenance work, NIOSH has contracted with the environmental sciences laboratory to conduct a clinical examination of garage mechanics. The examination was to focus specifically upon those manifestations of asbestos disease, such as x-ray abnormalities and pulmonary function deficits, that would elucidate the possible effects from exposure to asbestos in garage employment.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Animals Carcinogens Coloring Agents Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Rubber Safety Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Brakes Fibers Garages Maintenance Motor-vehicles Pulmonary-function-testing Repair-shops Toxicity X-rays
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  1-130
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000719
• 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, Contract 210-77-0119, 1982 Jan; :1-130
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. Environmental Sciences
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181052/cdc_181052_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.36 MB ]