Technical Assistance Report No. TA-76-063: Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Price JH
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A health hazard evaluation was conducted at the Smithsonian Institution (SIC-8411), Washington, DC in July 1976. Atmospheric samples were collected to measure asbestos (1332214) in ceiling materials at various facilities. Bulk, area, and personal samples were collected. Fibers greater than 5 microns in length were counted. Of the 77 samples, 72 were below analytical limits of detection. Concentrations of the remaining samples ranged from 0.03 to less than 0.01 fibers per cubic centimeter. The percent composition of asbestos was determined in 32 bulk samples, 30 of which were from ceiling scrapings. Asbestos content ranged from nondetectable to approximately 75 percent. The author concludes that it is unlikely that personal exposures pose significant risks. The author recommends vacuuming of areas where fibers could accumulate, sampling for asbestos when environmental conditions of work practices change, and use of appropriate sealants on asbestos ceiling materials. Personal sampling should be conducted during maintenance procedures, adequate respirators should be worn during maintenance, and the ventilation system should be monitored.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Dust-exposure Employee-exposure Exposure-levels Hazards-Unconfirmed NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 3 TA-76-063 Warehousing
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00135173
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-103828
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, TA 76-063, 1976 Nov; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8411 - Museums and Art Galleries - (SIC 1972)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:78df1461165e5f1e752f12cf1fa02d4c23be64f9baf3687dd8023d5eb01f6f33969780937e44f1d6602c58ac9cd6a8ede3a10f2e2a7b7d2d56e025c1a6477328
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172832/cdc_172832_DS1.pdf
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