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Walk-Through Survey of Hitco, Gardena, California: Survey Date 19 Jul 73.

PB81225336

Publication Date	1973
Personal Author	Dement, J. M.; Bierbaum, P. J.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Worker exposure to glass fibers was surveyed at HITCO (SIC-3231) in Gardena, California on July 19, 1973. About 750 persons were employed in three shifts. Medical facilities provided first aid and emergency treatment. During the day shift, a nurse was on duty. Workers were given pre-employment examinations but no chest X-rays or pulmonary function tests were included. Product inspectors were given periodic eye examinations. The factory had a safety engineer, a safety program, and a personal protection program. Four personal air samples were collected on membrane filters for determining exposures to glass fibers by an optical count. Concentrations ranged from 2.1 to 24.4 fibers per milliliter. The authors conclude that a glass fiber health hazard existed. They recommend that exposure be kept to an absolute minimum; the use of engineering controls; appropriate work practices including local exhaust ventilation; provision for respiratory protection and initiation of medical surveillance programs for workers exposed to glass fibers.
Keywords	Glass fibers Environmental surveys Industrial hygiene California Environments Fibers Contaminants First aid Medical examination Safety Protection Concentration(Composition) Exposure Air pollution control SIC 3231 Gardena(California) Occupational health services Air sampling
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198123

Walk-Through Survey of Hitco, Gardena, California: Survey Date 19 Jul 73.

Walk-Through Survey of Hitco, Gardena, California: Survey Date 19 Jul 73.
PB81225336

Publication Date	1973
Personal Author	Dement, J. M.; Bierbaum, P. J.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Worker exposure to glass fibers was surveyed at HITCO (SIC-3231) in Gardena, California on July 19, 1973. About 750 persons were employed in three shifts. Medical facilities provided first aid and emergency treatment. During the day shift, a nurse was on duty. Workers were given pre-employment examinations but no chest X-rays or pulmonary function tests were included. Product inspectors were given periodic eye examinations. The factory had a safety engineer, a safety program, and a personal protection program. Four personal air samples were collected on membrane filters for determining exposures to glass fibers by an optical count. Concentrations ranged from 2.1 to 24.4 fibers per milliliter. The authors conclude that a glass fiber health hazard existed. They recommend that exposure be kept to an absolute minimum; the use of engineering controls; appropriate work practices including local exhaust ventilation; provision for respiratory protection and initiation of medical surveillance programs for workers exposed to glass fibers.
Keywords	Glass fibers Environmental surveys Industrial hygiene California Environments Fibers Contaminants First aid Medical examination Safety Protection Concentration(Composition) Exposure Air pollution control SIC 3231 Gardena(California) Occupational health services Air sampling
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198123