An evaluation of control technology for bag opening, emptying and disposal - the self contained filter/bag dump station, The Young Industries, Incorporated, Muncy, Pennsylvania.

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• Personal Author:
  Heitbrink, William A. ; McKinnery W Jr. ; Rust R
• Description:
  An evaluation of control technology used at a filter/bag dump station at Young Industries, Incorporated (SIC-2869), Muncy, Pennsylvania was conducted in August, 1983. Respirable dust concentrations were monitored in the breathing zone, at the baghouse outlet, and at a location away from the dump station where workers emptied bags of crushed limestone. Samples were measured while the ventilation system was in operation and while not in operation using two types of baghouse filters (a polyester and a Gortex lined polyester filter). The average respirable dust concentrations before bag dumping, using polyester filter with ventilation system on were 0.105, 0.100, and 0.101 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) at the baghouse outlet, away from the dump station, and in breathing zones, respectively. During bag dumping, concentrations increased to 0.143, 0.107, and 0.1112mg/m3, respectively. With ventilation system off, the dust concentration in the breathing zone increased to 0.62mg/m3 while bags were dumped. During the dumping using the Gortex filter with the ventilation system on, average respirable dust concentrations were 0.043, 0.055, and 0.41mg/m3 at the baghouse outlet, away from the dump station, and in the breathing zone, respectively. The authors conclude that the dump station does provide adequate dust control. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Insecticides Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Ventilation Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Control-technology; Field-Study; Pesticide-industry; Workers; Workplace-studies; Environmental-exposure; Health-hazards; Ventilation; Region-3
• Series:
  Engineering and Physical Hazards Survey Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-35
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134879
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84243732
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ECTB 144-19a, 1983 Nov; :1-35
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2869 - Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (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-512:3b82b38bbf1df27a9ad440b672ab9b01aef277af818ebb396ca3a918924e312bb78bad3a02cc69aefcac1b5d92aaac9ea9def5d39810ef370d571b20eb8d35df
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/233760/cdc_233760_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.28 MB ]