Evaluating Engineering Controls During Asphalt Paving Using a Portable Tracer Gas Method

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• Personal Author:
  Brumagin TE ; Mead, Kenneth R. ; Mickelsen, Ronald L. ; Shulman, Stanley A.
• Description:
  The tracer gas method was shown to be a very versatile technique for evaluating the effectiveness of paving machine ventilation systems under controlled conditions as well as under very difficult environmental conditions. Tracer gas results could be obtained quickly, allowing prompt feedback on the control's performance. In comparison, PAC samples, which were analyzed in a laboratory, took three weeks to process. Care must be taken to distribute the tracer gas in a way that the gas will act as a surrogate for the containment of interest. Even though there appears to be a bias in the tracer gas results, the relative results of this technique can be used to find deficiencies and guide in the optimization of control designs of paving machines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Hot Temperature Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Asphalt-cements Asphalt-fumes Asphalt-industry Author Keywords: Asphalt Paving Control-technology Field Study Hot-environments Occupational Health And Safety Pulmonary-system-disorders Sampling Sampling-methods Tracer-gas Method Work-environment Work Environment

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  77-79
• Volume:
  36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000838
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1999 Sep; 36(S1):77-79
• Email:
  rlm3@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asphalt (CAS RN 8052-42-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:921dd496bac339c9ea299a83fe9012164551ee5be6061175a1f4b210d9f2887108d401c3e3ddea774da0ec6899fdc3c311390a174f818eba7046521726befb3a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198212/cdc_198212_DS1.pdf
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