Magnetic field exposure in a nondestructive testing operation

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• Personal Author:
  Buchanich JM ; Esmen NA ; Kennedy KJ ; Lacey SE ; Lippert JF ; Marsh GM
• Description:
  Nondestructive testing is any technique used to inspect the integrity of a manufactured item without diminishing its future usefulness. Magnetic particle inspection is one type of nondestructive testing that uses electromagnetism in the inspection procedure, thus potentially exposing the operator to magnetic fields. During magnetic particle inspection, investigators took peak magnetic field measurements of 8 turbine engine shafts at a turbine engine overhaul and repair center. They recorded 95 peak magnetic field measurements, ranging from < 0.1 to 29.27 mT. The exposure values measured were among the highest reported in the occupational setting. Further work is needed to characterize magnetic field exposures in magnetic particle inspection operations--in particular, by differentiating magnetic field magnitude by current frequency--and to understand exposure as it relates to different types of magnetic particle inspection devices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electromagnetic Phenomena Magnetic Fields Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Magnetic Fields Electromagnetic-fields Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Magnetic-fields Magnetic-properties Magnetic Particle Inspection Nondestructive Testing
• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  187-193
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039101
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2007 Oct; 62(4):187-193
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Steven E. Lacey, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2121 West Taylor Street, MC 922, Chicago IL 60612
• Email:
  slacey@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:707b80bf6eb74c990ee710a855e01933c019ce217e72ba533f5abd9c80c2280de30305d470bac65c60f2436fb6ec3ed4a996f74c9af78c3cfdc673190a60e8d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192579/cdc_192579_DS1.pdf
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