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Industrial Hygiene Report Comprehensive Survey of Wood Preservative Treatment Facility at International Paper Company, Wiggins, Mississippi,

PB88248273

Publication Date	1980
Personal Author	Todd, A.
Page Count	32
Abstract	Workers exposures to creosote, and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were determined at the International Paper Company in Wiggins, Mississippi on August 26 and 27, 1980. The survey was part of a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational exposure to wood preservatives. Approximately 69 of the employees at the facility were assigned to the wood production and treating process areas that were surveyed. The facility maintained an industrial hygiene and safety program. Medical services were provided by an on call physician, a full time facility nurse, and employees trained in first aid. Average PCP concentrations over the full shift ranged from 10.1 to about 25 micrograms per cubic meter, below the current occupational limit of 500 micrograms per cubic meter. Creosote air concentrations ranged from 0.045 to 0.352 micrograms per cubic meter, also below the OSHA standard of 0.2 milligrams per cubic meter. The author concludes that while exposures were below environmental criteria, they could be further reduced by shorting the work operations at the Cellon process. He also recommends minimizing skin contact and absorption from contaminated clothing.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Creosote Wood preservatives Industrial hygiene Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-2621 Pentachlorophenol CAS-8001589 CAS-87865
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	Stewart-Todd Associates, Inc., Wayne, PA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrywide Studies Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198824
Contract Number	PHS-210-78-0060

Industrial Hygiene Report Comprehensive Survey of Wood Preservative Treatment Facility at International Paper Company, Wiggins, Mississippi,

Industrial Hygiene Report Comprehensive Survey of Wood Preservative Treatment Facility at International Paper Company, Wiggins, Mississippi,
PB88248273

Publication Date	1980
Personal Author	Todd, A.
Page Count	32
Abstract	Workers exposures to creosote, and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were determined at the International Paper Company in Wiggins, Mississippi on August 26 and 27, 1980. The survey was part of a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational exposure to wood preservatives. Approximately 69 of the employees at the facility were assigned to the wood production and treating process areas that were surveyed. The facility maintained an industrial hygiene and safety program. Medical services were provided by an on call physician, a full time facility nurse, and employees trained in first aid. Average PCP concentrations over the full shift ranged from 10.1 to about 25 micrograms per cubic meter, below the current occupational limit of 500 micrograms per cubic meter. Creosote air concentrations ranged from 0.045 to 0.352 micrograms per cubic meter, also below the OSHA standard of 0.2 milligrams per cubic meter. The author concludes that while exposures were below environmental criteria, they could be further reduced by shorting the work operations at the Cellon process. He also recommends minimizing skin contact and absorption from contaminated clothing.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Creosote Wood preservatives Industrial hygiene Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-2621 Pentachlorophenol CAS-8001589 CAS-87865
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	Stewart-Todd Associates, Inc., Wayne, PA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrywide Studies Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198824
Contract Number	PHS-210-78-0060