Walk-through survey at Reynolds Aluminum Company Primary Metals Division, Longview, Washington.

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• Personal Author:
  Brown J
• Description:
  The Longview factory of Reynolds Aluminum Company (SIC-3334) in Longview, Washington, was evaluated on July 28, 1978, for inclusion in a NIOSH retrospective case control study of worker exposures to particulate polycyclic organic matter. The factory contained a north and south facility, built in 1966 and 1941, respectively. Both facilities employed about 400 workers each. The factory maintained a full time doctor and a nurse. Preemployment examinations were required, and annual medical screenings were provided. Complete physical examinations were given every 4 years for workers under 35, and every 2 years for workers over 40. Alumina was converted to aluminum (7429905) by dissolution in molten cryolite (15096523), electrolytic reduction through a carbon-anode to a carbon-cathode in a reduction cell, separation of oxygen, and liberation of carbon-dioxide (124389). Petroleum-pitch and coal-tar (8007452) were used in the production of the reduction cell. Design, operation procedures and engineering controls were markedly different between the north and south facilities. The author concludes that the Longview factory is suitable for inclusion in the NIOSH study, especially since the two facilities within the factory represent both old and new workplace conditions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Coal Coal Tar Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Petroleum Preceptorship Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-10; Polynuclear-hydrocarbons; Medical-screening; Health-care-facilities; Age-factors; Electrolytic-refining; Petroleum-products; Coal-tar; Respiratory-gases
• 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 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• 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:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00105650
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82110065
• 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 38-23, 1978 Sep; :1-3
• CAS Registry Number:
  Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Coal tar (CAS RN 8007-45-2) ; Cryolite (CAS RN 15096-52-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3334 - Primary aluminum - (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/233251/cdc_233251_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]