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Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HHE-75-046, General Services Administration, Marion, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana Depots.

PB84241793

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Price, J. H.; Seta, J. A.
Page Count	24
Abstract	Surveys were conducted at the General Services Administration (SIC-4225) depots in Marion, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana, on June 2 and 3, 1975. A total of 27 atmospheric samples were collected to determine the airborne concentrations of asbestos (1332214) fiber in various warehouses and during handling operations. Personal samples were taken to determine employee exposures, and area samples were collected to determine concentrations in warehouses with minimal activity. Samples collected in warehouses with little activity were below the limits of detection for asbestos. Vacuuming and repairing of asbestos filled bags were the most hazardous operations, with values above the proposed OSHA standard of two fibers per cubic centimeter. At the Marion depot, the checker's exposure was close to the proposed standard. Samples collected in the Fort Wayne depot were well below the standard. The authors recommend the use of protective clothing, respirators, and medical surveillance for all workers exposed to asbestos, with chest X-rays and pulmonary function tests to be performed every 2 years.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Asbestos Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Protective equipment Air pollution Indoor air pollution Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 4225 CAS 1332-21-4
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 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198425

Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HHE-75-046, General Services Administration, Marion, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana Depots.

Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HHE-75-046, General Services Administration, Marion, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana Depots.
PB84241793

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Price, J. H.; Seta, J. A.
Page Count	24
Abstract	Surveys were conducted at the General Services Administration (SIC-4225) depots in Marion, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana, on June 2 and 3, 1975. A total of 27 atmospheric samples were collected to determine the airborne concentrations of asbestos (1332214) fiber in various warehouses and during handling operations. Personal samples were taken to determine employee exposures, and area samples were collected to determine concentrations in warehouses with minimal activity. Samples collected in warehouses with little activity were below the limits of detection for asbestos. Vacuuming and repairing of asbestos filled bags were the most hazardous operations, with values above the proposed OSHA standard of two fibers per cubic centimeter. At the Marion depot, the checker's exposure was close to the proposed standard. Samples collected in the Fort Wayne depot were well below the standard. The authors recommend the use of protective clothing, respirators, and medical surveillance for all workers exposed to asbestos, with chest X-rays and pulmonary function tests to be performed every 2 years.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Asbestos Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Protective equipment Air pollution Indoor air pollution Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 4225 CAS 1332-21-4
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 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198425