Report of Industrial Hygiene Surveys Conducted During Fiscal Year 1973 in Six Aluminum Plants Located in the Northwestern United States

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• Personal Author:
  Larsen, Lee B.
• Description:
  Worker exposures to coal-tar-pitch (65996932) volatiles and other hazards were surveyed at six aluminum (7429905) factories in (SIC-1541) the northwestern United States during 1973. Air samples were analyzed for benzene (71432) soluble materials, total dust, carbon- monoxide (630080), sulfur-dioxide (7446095), hydrogen-fluoride (7664393), and total fluoride (7782414). Urine samples from potline workers were analyzed for fluoride. Heat stress and noise measurements also were taken. Use of respirators and engineering controls also was surveyed. Significant exposures to benzene soluble materials were found for anode workers, rammers, and paste area workers. Excessive exposures to carbon-monoxide, hydrogen- fluoride, and total fluoride also were identified at certain work areas. Exposures to all other agents were within acceptable limits. Respirator use and care was inconsistent. Local and roof ventilation systems were used. The author recommends an epidemiologic study of aluminum workers. Better ventilation systems, work practices, and respirator use programs also are suggested. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Compounds Coal Coal Tar Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Metal Workers Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Aluminum-industry Coal-tar Field-Study Health-surveys Industrial-hygiene IWS-38-3 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-10
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Montana ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  56 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Rivera, Raymond O. ; Wagner, William L. ; Wisner, Bert T. ; Apol, Arvin G. ; Gunter, Bobby J.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00117373
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-216144
• Citation:
  NIOSH :1-48
• CAS Registry Number:
  Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Fluorine (CAS RN 7782-41-4) ; Hydrofluoric acid (CAS RN 7664-39-3) ; Pitch, coal tar, high-temp. (CAS RN 65996-93-2) ; Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5)
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1541 - Industrial buildings and warehouses - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, Western Area Occupational Health Laboratory, Salt Lake City, Utah, 48 pages, 17 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:88c28dcf8d8635bdee21cb85accea348cbe76609c11212ca932026be0cdc22792745ab942ea791e3817115b01891c4c44c92ee27e6167f04cee4b12d32303fb3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/182894/cdc_182894_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.44 MB ]