Medical student occupational health projects: occupational health in a nitroglycerin plant.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Shannon S
• Description:
  An investigation of occupational health problems at a nitroglycerin (55630) manufacturing facility in Arizona is described. The investigator interviewed former employees and collected reports of severe headaches, high blood pressure, and problems not directly related to exposure. Many workers were reluctant or refused to talk for fear of jeopardizing their jobs, and a general feeling prevailed that management knew about unhealthful conditions but was unwilling to do anything. Attempts to gain access to employee records were unsuccessful. An interview with the safety engineer revealed that he was unaware of acceptable exposures for nitroglycerin or of its effects on humans, and a consultation with the company's physician of reference also was unproductive. The author concludes that management considered that the health of its workers was unimportant. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Explosions Explosive Agents Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Contract-210-78-0053; Medical-screening; Occupational-health; Explosives; Environmental-hazards; Hazardous-materials; Occupational-medicine
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  154-155
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091723
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1979 Jun; :154-155
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitroglycerin (CAS RN 55-63-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Safety and Health Symposia 1978, Division of Technical Services, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/240916/cdc_240916_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]