Minimizing worker exposure during solid sampling: a strategy for effective control technology.

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• Personal Author:
  Wang CC
• Description:
  A strategy for controlling worker exposures to hazardous materials during solid sampling was described. This involved a systematic approach to selecting sampling devices and peripheral control technology which would minimize hazards to workers during sample collection and still meet requirements for the sample to be usable. Primary types of sample extraction designs included cross cutting, gravity flow, auger, and retractable tube. Data from many industrial locations indicated that proper use of automatic samplers augmented with peripheral engineering control technology could keep levels of some very hazardous solids below OSHA permissible exposure levels. Effectiveness of various solid sampling techniques and peripheral control technologies have been evaluated by NIOSH in walk through and indepth studies of a number of different industrial facilities. Indepth studies included taking industrial hygiene samples for airborne solids and engineering measurements such as air velocity, pressure drops, and equipment dimensions. An example of a study involving a facility handling solid beryllium-oxide (1304569) was presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Dust Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Air-samplers; Dust-samplers; Control-technology; Aerosol-sampling; Air-sampling-equipment; Occupational-exposure; Particulate-sampling-methods; Protective-measures; Sampling-methods; Sample-preparation
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• 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:
  1-28
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00177551
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88188800
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1983 Dec; :1-28
• CAS Registry Number:
  Beryllium oxide (CAS RN 1304-56-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, NIOSH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 28 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242458/cdc_242458_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]