Industrial hygiene walk-through survey report of Union Carbide Corporation, Sisterville, West Virginia, Chlorosilane Production.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Briggs T
• Description:
  Work exposures to potentially hazardous chemical and physical agents were determined at the Union Carbide Corporation (SIC-286) in Sisterville, West Virginia, on March 27, 1979. The survey was part of a NIOSH health study of the emerging energy technology industry. The company employed about 150 workers assigned to production operations. A formal safety and industrial hygiene program was maintained by the company, and medical services were provided by a consulting physician and a full-time nurse. A complete medical and employment history was maintained for each employee. Silicon (7440213) dust accumulations were seen throughout the building, and constituted the primary health hazard. Hydrochloric-acid (7647010), which was received as a raw material for processing, was considered a minimal health hazard, with few opportunities for exposure and very limited personnel interaction with process equipment. The author concludes that the production process appears to be well designed and maintained, and that no serious industrial hygiene hazards exist. No further evaluation of this facility is warranted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Organic-chemicals; Region-3; Health-surveys; Workplace-studies; Air-contamination; Health-services; Industrial-processes; Control-methods; Occupational-health-programs
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• 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:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00109217
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82104472
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 68-27, 1979 Apr; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hydrochloric acid (CAS RN 7647-01-0) ; Silicon (CAS RN 7440-21-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  286 - Industrial Organic Chemicals - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/233237/cdc_233237_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]