Prevention Through Design: Health Hazards in Asphalt Roofing

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• Personal Author:
  Young-Corbett DE ; Young-Corbett DE
• Description:
  The optimal method of preventing occupational illnesses, injuries, and fatalities is to design out the hazards and risks, thereby eliminating the need to control them during work operations. In 2007, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health launched a national Prevention through Design (PtD) initiative calling on all major industrial sectors to emphasize hazard mitigation at the design stage. PtD applies to the design of all tools, equipment, materials, and work processes that are employed during the construction process. This article reviews the asphalt roofing health hazards and currently available design solutions for their control and identifies gaps and priorities for further research. PtD solutions such as tanker systems, insulated hot luggers, mechanical asphalt spreaders, fume-suppressing asphalt, and local exhaust ventilation systems are discussed in terms of effectiveness and availability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Engineering Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Asphalt Fumes Asphalt Industry Author Keywords: Construction Management Construction Equipment Construction Industry Construction Materials And Methods Construction Methods Hazard Controls Health Hazards Prevention Through Design PTD Roofing

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• ISSN:
  0733-9364
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  140
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062000
• Citation:
  J Constr Eng Manage 2014 Sep; 140(9):06014007
• Contact Point Address:
  Deborah E. Young-Corbett, A.M.ASCE, Assistant Professor, Myers-Lawson School of Construction and Via Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 310B Bishop-Favrao Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
• Email:
  dyoung@vt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
• End Date:
  20150131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:137643ad732cc4a66d5876df239d645ad5a990fe022f1666ce58fb59e013d16d1dd2e19d5487fdca468f98430275161a4fc3504db8322889ca109d1d4ed42230
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225327/cdc_225327_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 85.05 KB ]