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Safety Information Profile: Overview of Building Construction, Including the Use of Insulating Materials.

PB84154178

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Hunt, D. B.
Page Count	62
Abstract	A safety information profile for the building construction industry, including the use of insulation materials, (Standard Industrial Classifications 15 and 17) is presented. Major areas of construction within each SIC code are described. Potential safety, chemical, and physical hazards are reviewed, and existing controls are discussed. Available accident and illness statistics are presented. Industry growth trends are described. Current federal, industrial, and national consensus standards are described. Names and addresses of industries, associations, unions, and other interested parties are provided. It is concluded that this industry has a historically high rate of injury and illness, and further study is needed to determine causes and prevention. Engineering controls are considered to be the most effective prevention methods. Also recommended is the use of personal protective clothing and equipment.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Insulation Safety Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Construction materials Protective clothing Trends Standards Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 15 SIC 17
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	Radian Corp., Salt Lake City, UT.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198409
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-78-0130

Safety Information Profile: Overview of Building Construction, Including the Use of Insulating Materials.

Safety Information Profile: Overview of Building Construction, Including the Use of Insulating Materials.
PB84154178

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Hunt, D. B.
Page Count	62
Abstract	A safety information profile for the building construction industry, including the use of insulation materials, (Standard Industrial Classifications 15 and 17) is presented. Major areas of construction within each SIC code are described. Potential safety, chemical, and physical hazards are reviewed, and existing controls are discussed. Available accident and illness statistics are presented. Industry growth trends are described. Current federal, industrial, and national consensus standards are described. Names and addresses of industries, associations, unions, and other interested parties are provided. It is concluded that this industry has a historically high rate of injury and illness, and further study is needed to determine causes and prevention. Engineering controls are considered to be the most effective prevention methods. Also recommended is the use of personal protective clothing and equipment.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Insulation Safety Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Construction materials Protective clothing Trends Standards Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 15 SIC 17
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	Radian Corp., Salt Lake City, UT.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198409
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-78-0130