Workplace Exposure Assessment of Cellulose Insulation Applicators

Details

• Personal Author:
  McCleery, Robert E.
• Description:
  NIOSH, through an interagency agreement with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Toxicology Program, is engaged in an exposure assessment of cellulose insulation (CI) applicators. CI consists of shredded recycled newspapers with boric acid typically added as a fire B proofing agent. Data are being collected, using 15 applicators from across the U.S. to characterize worker exposures to CI during activities including structure preparation, installation,and clean B up. Collective activity data include: atmospheric concentrations of total and respirable dust; dust characterization (fibers and/or particles) by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) including fiber count and sizing; and real B time particulate measurements with particle size discrimination. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Cellulose-fibers Insulation-industry Insulation-materials Insulation-workers Occupational-hazards
• Publisher:
  National Cotton Council, PO Box 12285, Memphis, TN 38182
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  156-157
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000922
• Citation:
  1999 Proceedings Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3 - 7, Orlando, FL. Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America, 1999 Jan; 1:156-157
• Editor(s):
  Dugger P; Richter D
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders ; Disease and Injury: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Performing Organization:
  National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  1999 Proceedings Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3 - 7, Orlando, FL
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:749a9a8be1359ba55889f0d0375e8e2dc6a0b0d4459502eab694b1ac68902f26254ee2df3cc1f0741c907764cc125c55e491181d5c31419a27512631457baec3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198265/cdc_198265_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.74 KB ]