Evaluation of Noise Exposures at a Gray and Ductile Iron Foundry

Brueck, Scott E.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHHE201100873241

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Evaluation of Noise Exposures at a Gray and Ductile Iron Foundry

2015/08/01
By Brueck, Scott E.
Source: Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 2011-0087-3241, 2015 Aug; :1-27
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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English

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Noise Exposures at a Gray and Ductile Iron Foundry: HHE 2011-0087-3241
Personal Author:

Brueck, Scott E.
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from a gray and ductile iron foundry. The employer was seeking guidance on noise control solutions for the molding, knockoff, grinding, and inspection areas. We visited the facility in April 2011 to discuss concerns with managers and employees; observe work activities and processes; measure employees' noise exposures, sound levels, and noise frequencies; and assess potential noise control options. Noise sources included striking metal with sledgehammers; cutting metal with chop saws; and smoothing metal edges with stationary abrasive stone grinders, hand-held pneumatic chisels and grinders, and shotblast tumblers. The foundry operated three shifts per day and had about 200 employees. Employees worked 10-hour shifts. Noise levels in many work areas were very high (above 100 decibels). Metal-to-metal contact, grinders and saws, compressed air, and vibration caused most noise from equipment and shaker conveyors. All employees we monitored were exposed to noise above noise exposure limits, and some employees' noise exposures were above 100 decibels, A-weighted. Some employees did not insert their foam earplugs properly. We recommended the foundry install controls to reduce noise, implement a long-term plan to purchase new equipment that generates less noise, require employees working in areas where noise exposures are above 100 decibels, A-weighted to wear earplugs and earmuffs, and use National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommendations for evaluating employees' hearing tests. We recommended employees wear hearing protection properly and tell their doctor that they work in areas with high noise levels and about hearing problems they have.
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Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
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Author Keywords: Iron Foundries Ear-protection Ear-protectors Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Foundries Foundry-workers Grinding-equipment Hearing-loss Hearing-protection Hearing-threshold Hearing Loss Hearing Protection Humans Impact-noise Impact Noise Iron-compounds Men Metal-compounds Metallic-compounds NIOSH Region-5 Noise Noise-control Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-levels Noise-protection Noise Controls Pneumatic-tools Risk-factors Sound Wisconsin Women Work-areas Work-environment Worker-health Workers
Source:

Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 2011-0087-3241, 2015 Aug; :1-27
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE201100873241
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Wisconsin
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:

1-27; 34 pdf pages
Contributor:

Watts, Shawna;Choi, JungHo;Booher, Donald;Feldmann, Karl D.;
NIOSHTIC Number:

20046652
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2016-100003
Citation:

NIOSH [2015]. Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of noise exposures at a gray and ductile iron foundry. By Brueck SE. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH HHE Report No. 2011-0087-3241. https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE201100873241
CAS Registry Number:

Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6)
Editor(s):

Galloway, Ellen
Federal Fiscal Year:

2015
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

331511 - Iron Foundries - (NAICS 2012)
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Resource Number:

HHE-2011-0087-3241
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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