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Industrial Hygiene Survey Report at U.S. Gypsum Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama.

PB82107194

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Fowler, D. P.
Page Count	74
Abstract	Worker exposure to mineral wool fibers and total airborne and respirable particulate material was determined from air samples at the U.S. Gypsum Corporation (SIC-3275) in Birmingham, Alabama, from October 25 to 29, 1976. The facility employed approximately 92 persons. First aid was given by supervisors. Pre-employment physical examinations were given before initial employment and after substantial lay-off periods, and examinations were given every 5 years to all employees and yearly to those over 60. The corporate headquarters administered the industrial hygiene and environmental control programs. No local safety or industrial hygiene program manager was employed at the facility. Protective equipment was provided for certain personnel. Housekeeping was a continuous problem. The equipment was old and needed constant attention to function. The concentrations of air contaminants were below NIOSH limits. Chargers, cupola operators, front-end leaders and battline take-off workers were exposed to the highest concentrations of airborne particulates. The author concludes that cupola operators were exposed to the highest combined overall concentrations of airborne fibers and total airborne particulate material.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Mineral wool Fibers Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Dust Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-3275 Particulates
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	SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198206
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-76-0120

Industrial Hygiene Survey Report at U.S. Gypsum Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama.

Industrial Hygiene Survey Report at U.S. Gypsum Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama.
PB82107194

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Fowler, D. P.
Page Count	74
Abstract	Worker exposure to mineral wool fibers and total airborne and respirable particulate material was determined from air samples at the U.S. Gypsum Corporation (SIC-3275) in Birmingham, Alabama, from October 25 to 29, 1976. The facility employed approximately 92 persons. First aid was given by supervisors. Pre-employment physical examinations were given before initial employment and after substantial lay-off periods, and examinations were given every 5 years to all employees and yearly to those over 60. The corporate headquarters administered the industrial hygiene and environmental control programs. No local safety or industrial hygiene program manager was employed at the facility. Protective equipment was provided for certain personnel. Housekeeping was a continuous problem. The equipment was old and needed constant attention to function. The concentrations of air contaminants were below NIOSH limits. Chargers, cupola operators, front-end leaders and battline take-off workers were exposed to the highest concentrations of airborne particulates. The author concludes that cupola operators were exposed to the highest combined overall concentrations of airborne fibers and total airborne particulate material.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Mineral wool Fibers Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Dust Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-3275 Particulates
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	SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198206
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-76-0120