Walk-through survey report of Electric Storage Battery, Inc., Dallas, Texas.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Young M
• Description:
  Worker exposure to sulfuric-acid (7664939) (H2SO4), stibine (7803523) (SbH3), arsine (7784421) (AsH3) and lead (7439921) (Pb) was surveyed at Electric Storage Battery, Incorporated, (SIC-3692) in Dallas, Texas, on December 5, 1978. The company was under consideration for inclusion in an in depth industrial hygiene or epidemiological research study involving occupational exposure to H2SO4 mist. The company manufactured lead acid batteries and employed 170 workers. Personal records, death certificates and disability and pension information were available. The company provided medical, industrial hygiene and safety programs. General area samples were taken and concentrations of H2SO4 mist, SbH3, AsH3 and Pb were measured. Concentrations of H2SO4 ranged from 0.064 to concentrations were 0.031, 0.011 and 0.498 mg/CuM, respectively. The author concludes that the toxicological nature of contaminants present in the general area samples would distort and complicate the findings of health effects due to H2SO4 exposure. They do not recommend this facility for inclusion in the proposed study. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Arsenic Epidemiology Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Sulfuric Acids
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-6; Occupational-exposure; Arsenic-compounds; Industrial-hygiene; Epidemiology; Sulfuric-acid-mists; Metals; Battery-manufacturing-industry
• 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 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; 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:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00107022
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82112723
• 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 62-13, 1979 Jul; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsine (CAS RN 7784-42-1) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Stibine (CAS RN 7803-52-3) ; Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3692 - Primary batteries, dry and wet - (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/233625/cdc_233625_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]