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Investigation of Potential Hazards in the Rhode Island Jewelry Industry.

PB83245613

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Jones, J. H.; Slovin, D. L.; Blade, L. M.
Page Count	32
Abstract	In 1980, The National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health conducted a survey of the health problems associated with the costume jewelry industry in Rhode Island. The survey was intended to provide a preliminary evaluation of the prevalence and severity of occupationally related diseases in this large industry. The study concentrated on the processes of casting, soldering and electroplating, and it investigated 15 facilities. Other exposures that were found in some instances to be excessive were to silica and to lead in casting and to cadmium in silver solder operations. Results, overall, indicate that exposures in this industry are to well recognized hazards which could be reduced by education programs, engineering controls, and the occasional use of personal protective equipment. The results of this study should be viewed with the knowledge that only a very small portion of this industry was sampled, and that therefore the data may not accurately reflect the conditions throughout the entire industry.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Rhode Island Casting Electroplating Soldering Nickel Dust Silicon dioxide Lead(Metal) Cadmium Metals Jewelry industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health
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 41I - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrial Hygiene Section.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198324

Investigation of Potential Hazards in the Rhode Island Jewelry Industry.

Investigation of Potential Hazards in the Rhode Island Jewelry Industry.
PB83245613

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Jones, J. H.; Slovin, D. L.; Blade, L. M.
Page Count	32
Abstract	In 1980, The National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health conducted a survey of the health problems associated with the costume jewelry industry in Rhode Island. The survey was intended to provide a preliminary evaluation of the prevalence and severity of occupationally related diseases in this large industry. The study concentrated on the processes of casting, soldering and electroplating, and it investigated 15 facilities. Other exposures that were found in some instances to be excessive were to silica and to lead in casting and to cadmium in silver solder operations. Results, overall, indicate that exposures in this industry are to well recognized hazards which could be reduced by education programs, engineering controls, and the occasional use of personal protective equipment. The results of this study should be viewed with the knowledge that only a very small portion of this industry was sampled, and that therefore the data may not accurately reflect the conditions throughout the entire industry.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Rhode Island Casting Electroplating Soldering Nickel Dust Silicon dioxide Lead(Metal) Cadmium Metals Jewelry industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health
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 41I - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrial Hygiene Section.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198324