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PB82108275

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Willson, R. D.
Page Count	23
Abstract	Worker exposures to potentially hazardous physical and chemical agents were determined at the Dow Corning Corporation's semiconductor facility (SIC-3674) in Hemlock, Michigan, on September 6, 1978. The survey was part of a NIOSH health study of newly developing energy technologies. The company had access to an industrial hygiene staff. Signs of leakage of trichlorosilane (10025782) (TCS) were noted at the truck unloading area. Heavy accumulation of a white powder on the ceilings indicated the presence of airborne process materials. The author concludes that the operations at the facility may not be extensive enough to be representative of the photovoltaic cell industry. He recommends an industrial hygiene survey for the TCS unloading area, main production vessel rooms, the cleaning room, and for material recovery processes.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Silane/trichloro SIC-3674 CAS 10025-78-2
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	PEDCo-Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198206

Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report of Dow Corning Corporation Semiconductor Plant, Hemlock, Michigan.

Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report of Dow Corning Corporation Semiconductor Plant, Hemlock, Michigan.
PB82108275

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Willson, R. D.
Page Count	23
Abstract	Worker exposures to potentially hazardous physical and chemical agents were determined at the Dow Corning Corporation's semiconductor facility (SIC-3674) in Hemlock, Michigan, on September 6, 1978. The survey was part of a NIOSH health study of newly developing energy technologies. The company had access to an industrial hygiene staff. Signs of leakage of trichlorosilane (10025782) (TCS) were noted at the truck unloading area. Heavy accumulation of a white powder on the ceilings indicated the presence of airborne process materials. The author concludes that the operations at the facility may not be extensive enough to be representative of the photovoltaic cell industry. He recommends an industrial hygiene survey for the TCS unloading area, main production vessel rooms, the cleaning room, and for material recovery processes.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Silane/trichloro SIC-3674 CAS 10025-78-2
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	PEDCo-Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198206