Walk-through survey of W.R. Grace Chemical Company.

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• Personal Author:
  Cassady ME
• Description:
  A walk-through survey was conducted at the W.R. Grace Chemical Company, Bartow, Florida, on May 13, 1975, to investigate the possibility of conducting a comprehensive field study of a wet chemical fertilizer plant. The phosphate fertilizer manufacturing (SIC-2874) process is described, and information is given on the medical, safety and industrial hygiene program. It is recommended that a study be conducted to quantify worker exposure to concentrations of sulfuric-acid (7664939) mist, phosphoric-acid mist (7664382), fluorides (16984488), trace metals, radium (7440144) and radon (10043922) levels, and particle size distribution during the period when the phosphoric-acid reaction vessel is being cleaned. Since radiation from radon daughter products is suspected as the agent most likely to cause lung cancer in this operation, a similar study is suggested in a wet chemical fertilizer facility where low radiation levels are present. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Air Pollutants, Occupational Fertilizers Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Publication; Field-Study; NIOSH-Survey; Region-4; Chemical-industry; Agricultural-chemicals; Air-contaminants; Fertilizer-industry
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00073722
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82103276
• 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 57-12, 1975 Aug; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Fluoride (CAS RN 16984-48-8) ; Phosphoric acid (CAS RN 7664-38-2) ; Radium (CAS RN 7440-14-4) ; Radon (CAS RN 10043-92-2) ; Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2874 - Phosphatic fertilizers - (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/233262/cdc_233262_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]