Application of sprayed inorganic fiber containing asbestos: occupational health hazards.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Holaday DA ; Nicholson WJ ; Reitze WB ; Selikoff IJ
• Description:
  Over 40,000 tons of inorganic fibrous insulation containing asbestos were used in 1970 by the construction industry as a fireproofing material in the erection of multistoried buildings. The application of this material by a spraying technique produces serious contamination of the working environment. Asbestos fiber concentrations may range from 30 fibers per cubic centimeter to more than 100 fibers per cubic centimeter. Some early observations of the exposure and health of the workmen in this comparatively new occupation are given with photographs of the working areas. Nearby workers may be indirectly exposed. Such concentrations were found to be 70 fibers per cubic centimeter ten feet from the spraying and 46 fibers per cubic centimeter seventy-five feet away. Control measures are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Household Work Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Applications Carcinoma Heat-insulation Housekeeping Inorganic-fibers Mesothelioma NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Regulations Respirators Spray-coating

  More +
• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  178-191
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00005076
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1972 Mar; 33(3):178-191
• Contact Point Address:
  Community Medicine MT Sinai School of Medicine Fifth Avenue and 100 Street New York, N Y 10029
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• NORA Priority Area:
  Respirators Research
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19701201
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• End Date:
  19731130
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f5b17b41787303656fb7302efcffb44597dd1d8f70be3a6308a73e3e274eee07a6b835b96df827fa40a726db9d74ee5b3b0ba83c9152474289ce6c1507ee1c14
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183752/cdc_183752_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.76 MB ]