Industrial hygiene survey report at Asbestos Roofing Company, 8060 Armour St., San Diego, California.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Workers exposures to fluoranthene (206440) (Flu), pyrene (129000) (Pyr), benz(a)anthracene (56553) (BaA), chrysene (218019) (Chr), and benzo(a)pyrene (50328) (BaP) were surveyed at LaJolla Village Condominium where new roofing was being applied by a crew of three workers employed by the Asbestos Roofing Company (SIC-2952) in San Diego, California on November 10, 1977. One layer of felt was applied by hand. Bulk samples of hot asphalt (8052424) analyzed with benzene (71432) had less than 630, 130, 63, 320 and 190 micrograms of BaP, BaA, Flu, Pyr and Chr per gram, respectively. Analysis using cyclohexane (110827) indicated concentrations of 70, 150, 70, 400, and 200 micrograms of BaP, BaA, Flu, Pyr and Chr per gram, respectively. Coal-tar-pitch (65996932) samples had concentrations of 0.04 to 0.37 micrograms BaP per cubic meter (m3), m3, 0.19 to 1.40 micrograms Pyr per m3 and 0.12 to 1.00 micrograms Chr per m3. The authors conclude that assuming an 8 hour exposure at the concentrations measured, two of the three personal samples were above the OSHA standard of an 8 hour time weighted average of little research has been performed to characterize the chemical constituents of asphalt fumes, especially with regard to carcinogens. They recommend engineering controls, standard work practices and training programs for workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Tar Construction Industry Ergonomics Hydrocarbons Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Preceptorship Safety Solvents

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-9; Coal-tar-pitch; Occupational-exposure; Fluoroanthrenes; Aromatic-hydrocarbons; Roofers; Asphalt-cements; Vapors; Environmental-engineering; Teaching
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00106171
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81239840
• 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 48-17, 1977 Jan; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asphalt (CAS RN 8052-42-4) ; Benzanthracene (CAS RN 56-55-3) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Benzo[a]pyrene (CAS RN 50-32-8) ; Chrysene (CAS RN 218-01-9) ; Cyclohexane (CAS RN 110-82-7) ; Fluoranthene (CAS RN 206-44-0) ; Pitch, coal tar, high-temp. (CAS RN 65996-93-2) ; Pyrene (CAS RN 129-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2952 - Asphalt felts and coatings - (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/233658/cdc_233658_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]