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Preliminary Industrial Hygiene Surveys at Rockwool Industries, Pueblo, Colorado, Belton, Texas.

PB81239857

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Dement, J. M.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Worker exposures to airborne fibers and trace metals were surveyed at the Rockwool Industries (SIC-3296) in Pueblo, Colorado and Belton, Texas on September 18 and 19, 1974. The company employed 87 workers at Pueblo and 174 at Belton. A first aid program was implemented and local physicians were retained as consultants. Environmental matters were handled by an industrial hygiene consultant, and safety equipment was available for use by workers. Airborne fiber concentrations ranged from 0.11 to 0.60 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc) at Pueblo. The highest concentration at Belton was 0.13f/cc. A total of 74 and 90 percent of the fibers were respirable at Pueblo and Belton, respectively. The author concludes that there was significant exposure to respirable slagwood fibers at the facilities and recommends that exposure be kept at a minimum by implementing good work practices, engineering controls, exhaust ventilation systems, vacuum cleaning, respiratory protection and a medical surveillance program.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Fibers Exposure Toxicity Metals Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-3296
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, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198125

Preliminary Industrial Hygiene Surveys at Rockwool Industries, Pueblo, Colorado, Belton, Texas.

Preliminary Industrial Hygiene Surveys at Rockwool Industries, Pueblo, Colorado, Belton, Texas.
PB81239857

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Dement, J. M.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Worker exposures to airborne fibers and trace metals were surveyed at the Rockwool Industries (SIC-3296) in Pueblo, Colorado and Belton, Texas on September 18 and 19, 1974. The company employed 87 workers at Pueblo and 174 at Belton. A first aid program was implemented and local physicians were retained as consultants. Environmental matters were handled by an industrial hygiene consultant, and safety equipment was available for use by workers. Airborne fiber concentrations ranged from 0.11 to 0.60 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc) at Pueblo. The highest concentration at Belton was 0.13f/cc. A total of 74 and 90 percent of the fibers were respirable at Pueblo and Belton, respectively. The author concludes that there was significant exposure to respirable slagwood fibers at the facilities and recommends that exposure be kept at a minimum by implementing good work practices, engineering controls, exhaust ventilation systems, vacuum cleaning, respiratory protection and a medical surveillance program.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Fibers Exposure Toxicity Metals Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-3296
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, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198125