Walk-through survey report, Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Levine, Marshal S. ; Schott D
• Description:
  Health and safety hazards of paint materials were investigated at Peterson Builders, Incorporated (SIC-3731) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on December 15, 1978. The company was under investigation for inclusion in a NIOSH epidemiological, industrial hygiene, and medical study of health hazards in the painting trades. Approximately 731 employees worked in the boat production yard. The company had no industrial hygiene program. The safety engineer investigated accident reports and met with the safety committee every 2 months. An occupational nurse was employed. Personnel records were maintained with personal, salary, performance ratings, and medical releases from private physicians. No records of time lost or frequency of illness were maintained. A large room was used for indoor paint spraying operations and some painting was done outdoors. Personal respirators were used and ventilation in painting areas was poor. The authors conclude that Peterson would be an excellent facility to study from an industrial hygiene standpoint, and because of the large amount of paint used each year and the steady amount of work. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Air Pollutants, Occupational
  • Air Pollution, Indoor
  • Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
  • Occupational Health
  • Paint
  • Preceptorship
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  More +
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-5; Health-surveys; Workplace-studies; Air-contamination; Health-services; Industrial-processes; Control-methods; Occupational-health-programs; Paints; Painting-industry
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• 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:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00111214
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82150905
• 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 74-48, 1979 Nov; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3731 - Ship building and repairing - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/233468/cdc_233468_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d