Toolbox Talk: Asphalt Fumes

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Asphalt has been known to cause minor health effects such as headaches, nausea, and drowsiness. It has also been linked to lung cancer. Most of the asphalt used in the United States is in paving and roofing. The remaining uses include waterproofing, damp-proofing, insulation and paints. For the updated version of this toolbox talk visit CPWR's website at https://www.cpwr.com/research/research-to-practice-r2p/r2p-library/toolbox-talks/. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Construction Industry Education Hydrocarbons Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Health Paint Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Asphalt-cements Asphalt-concretes Asphalt-fumes Asphalt-industry Cancer Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Injury-prevention Insulation-industry Insulation-materials Insulation-workers Lung-cancer Paint-manufacturing-industry Painters Paints Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-programs Training Work-environment Worker-health

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044145
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2014 Mar; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asphalt (CAS RN 8052-42-4) ; Asphalt, oxidized (CAS RN 64742-93-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Toolbox talk: asphalt fumes
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cb634e95144ef206e916dc3f5d3033d597c7192ead51524fc9d878a746a13f8d3d9210861f8faa937ec523257243b8547e87ed24736d5b03139795ed93fddc28
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213108/cdc_213108_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 177.54 KB ]