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Shakeout, Cleaning, Grinding, and Inspection Departments: Health Hazards in a Foundry.

PB274731

Publication Date	1976
Page Count	34
Abstract	The health hazards found in the shakeout, cleaning and grinding, and inspection departments of foundries are listed in order of importance for each area. They include dusts, metal fumes, noise, gases and vapors, solvents and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Each hazard is described and identified, and information given on how exposures may be reduced. The worker's responsibility for using good work practices and having medical examinations are explained. A list of do's and don'ts for a healthy work environment and some brief first aid information are given.
Keywords	Fumes Industrial hygiene Foundries Hazardous materials Dust Iron and steel industry Ionizing radiation Vapors Noise(Sound) Solvents First aid Industrial atmospheres Industrial medicine Environmental engineering Preventive medicine Safety engineering Air pollution Exposure Medical examination Protective clothing Cleaning Atmosphere contamination control Grinding(Comminution) Nonionizing radiation Occupational safety and health Threshold limit values Maximum permissible exposure level Noise exposure Shakeout
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div. of Technical Services.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197805

Shakeout, Cleaning, Grinding, and Inspection Departments: Health Hazards in a Foundry.

Shakeout, Cleaning, Grinding, and Inspection Departments: Health Hazards in a Foundry.
PB274731

Publication Date	1976
Page Count	34
Abstract	The health hazards found in the shakeout, cleaning and grinding, and inspection departments of foundries are listed in order of importance for each area. They include dusts, metal fumes, noise, gases and vapors, solvents and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Each hazard is described and identified, and information given on how exposures may be reduced. The worker's responsibility for using good work practices and having medical examinations are explained. A list of do's and don'ts for a healthy work environment and some brief first aid information are given.
Keywords	Fumes Industrial hygiene Foundries Hazardous materials Dust Iron and steel industry Ionizing radiation Vapors Noise(Sound) Solvents First aid Industrial atmospheres Industrial medicine Environmental engineering Preventive medicine Safety engineering Air pollution Exposure Medical examination Protective clothing Cleaning Atmosphere contamination control Grinding(Comminution) Nonionizing radiation Occupational safety and health Threshold limit values Maximum permissible exposure level Noise exposure Shakeout
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div. of Technical Services.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197805