Industrial hygiene survey report of Modern Home Insulation, Inc. in Dallas, Texas.

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• Personal Author:
  Fowler, Douglas P.
• Description:
  Worker exposure to airborne mineral fibers, total airborne particulate matter, respirable particulate matter, and trace metals were determined for insulators employed by Modern Home Insulation, Incorporated (SIC-3296), in Dallas, Texas, on April 28 and 29, 1977. No formal health or safety program was implemented at the facility. The peak exposure to fibers for the insulation installer in the truck was 0.035 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc), and 0.552f/cc for the insulation installer in the house. Peak total airborne particulate material was less than 0.01 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) for the installer in the truck and 0.41mg/m3 for the installer in the house. Carbon-monoxide (630080) concentrations were below 10 parts per million (ppm) in and out of the truck and in the house. Concentrations were 10 to 20ppm in the attic with the blower running and 90ppm in the truck where the worker was emptying bags. The author concludes that the relatively high concentrations of total particulate material observed indicates the potential for respiratory irritation. Other potential hazards include heat stress during attic work and carbon-monoxide exposure while working in the insulation truck. The author recommends continued use of dust masks, attic ventilation, redirection of the exhaust discharge from the blower in the truck, and provisions for ventilation in the truck. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Confined Spaces Dust Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Lung Metals Minerals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Preceptorship Respiratory System Safety

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Contract; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-6; Mineral-wool; Airborne-dusts; Occupational-exposure; Trace-metals; Insulation-materials; Lung-irritants; Heat-stress; Confined-spaces
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Texas
• 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:
  1-49
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00106263
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82112814
• 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 35-35, 1978 Jun; :1-49
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Performing Organization:
  SRI International, Menlo Park, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3296 - Mineral wool - (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/233380/cdc_233380_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]