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Walk Through Survey of Avon Products, Inc., Springdale, OH.

PB81239881

Publication Date	1972
Personal Author	Dement, J. M.; Johnson, W.
Page Count	9
Abstract	Worker exposures to free silica (7631869) and asbestos (1332214) were surveyed at Avon Products, Incorporated (SIC-2844), in Springdale, Ohio, on October 19, 1972. The company manufactured cosmetics and employed approximately 1300 to 1400 people, half of whom worked in production. One kaolin (1332587) bulk and five talc (14807966) samples were analyzed for asbestos and free silica content. Two talc samples contained small amounts of tremolite (1332214) asbestos, one talc sample may have been contaminated by chrysotile (1332214) fiber, and three of the five talc samples contained more than 1 percent by weight of free silica. The kaolin sample contained 0.2 percent free silica. The authors recommend that the use of asbestos containing talcs be minimized in the production of talcum powder. Workers in this area should be given routine chest X-rays.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Exposure Toxicity Talc Asbestos Silicon dioxide Kaolin Serpentine Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 7631-86-9 CAS 1332-21-4 SIC-2844 CAS 1332-58-7 CAS 14807-96-6
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. Div. of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198125

Walk Through Survey of Avon Products, Inc., Springdale, OH.

Walk Through Survey of Avon Products, Inc., Springdale, OH.
PB81239881

Publication Date	1972
Personal Author	Dement, J. M.; Johnson, W.
Page Count	9
Abstract	Worker exposures to free silica (7631869) and asbestos (1332214) were surveyed at Avon Products, Incorporated (SIC-2844), in Springdale, Ohio, on October 19, 1972. The company manufactured cosmetics and employed approximately 1300 to 1400 people, half of whom worked in production. One kaolin (1332587) bulk and five talc (14807966) samples were analyzed for asbestos and free silica content. Two talc samples contained small amounts of tremolite (1332214) asbestos, one talc sample may have been contaminated by chrysotile (1332214) fiber, and three of the five talc samples contained more than 1 percent by weight of free silica. The kaolin sample contained 0.2 percent free silica. The authors recommend that the use of asbestos containing talcs be minimized in the production of talcum powder. Workers in this area should be given routine chest X-rays.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Exposure Toxicity Talc Asbestos Silicon dioxide Kaolin Serpentine Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 7631-86-9 CAS 1332-21-4 SIC-2844 CAS 1332-58-7 CAS 14807-96-6
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. Div. of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198125