Work Sheet for Preliminary Industrial Hygiene Survey of: Plant Name: Kaiser Chemical: City, State: Gramercy, Louisiana

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• Personal Author:
  Boeniger, Mark F. ; Hartle, Richard W. ; Meinhardt, Theodore J.
• Description:
  A preliminary industrial hygiene survey was conducted at the Kaiser Aluminum Company, Chemical Division, Gramercy, Louisiana, to determine whether to include this facility in an epidemiological study of workers exposed to carbon-tetrachloride (56235). At the facility the following products were manufactured: alumina, chlorine, caustic, refrigerants, hydrogen-fluoride, aluminum- fluoride, and calci-coke (a high grade carbon). Raw materials used and possible contaminants included not only carbon-tetrachloride, but also hydrochloric-acid (7647010), ammonium-chloride (12125029), chloroform (67663), hydrogen-fluoride (7664393), antimony-chloride (10025191), and caustic. An industrial hygienist was located at the facility and personal and area air samples were taken regularly in some potentially hazardous areas. A full time nurse was located at the site. Preemployment and periodic physical examinations were required of all workers. The primary potential health hazards existing at the site were related to those involved in the unloading of carbon-tetrachloride from tank trucks to storage areas. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Eye Foreign Bodies Hydrocarbons Lung Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Chemical-industry-workers Chemical-manufacturing-industry Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Eye-irritants Field-Study IWS-60-13 Lung-irritants NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-6 Skin-exposure Skin-irritants

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• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6
• 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:
  12 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00180417
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-237771
• Citation:
  NIOSH :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonium chloride (CAS RN 12125-02-9) ; Carbon tetrachloride (CAS RN 56-23-5) ; Chloroform (CAS RN 67-66-3) ; Hydrochloric acid (CAS RN 7647-01-0) ; Hydrofluoric acid (CAS RN 7664-39-3)
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, NIOSH, Report No. IWS-60-13, 12 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/182898/cdc_182898_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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