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Industrial Hygiene Study of the Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation, Attapulgus, Georgia, March 22-26, 1976,

PB89100960

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Zumwalde, R.
Page Count	94
Abstract	Worker exposures to dust and free silica were surveyed at Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation in Attapulgus, Georgia, March 22-26, 1976. The company employed about 395 workers and provided medical and industrial hygiene services through local consultants. Dust concentrations sometimes exceeded OSHA standards of 5 and 15 milligrams per cubic meter for respirable and total dust, respectively. Free silica concentrations were within acceptable limits; the OSHA standard was not provided. Various amounts of attapulgite clay were found in the dust samples. Noise levels ranged from 73 to 105 decibels relative to the A-weighted scale. The author recommends improved ventilation and housekeeping procedures, use of hearing protection devices, and reduction of radiant heat release near the dryers.
Keywords	Silicon dioxide Industrial hygiene Dust Attapulgite Noise(Sound) Exposure Industrial atmospheres Minerals Recommendations Tables(Data) Chemical industry Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors 41G - Quality Control & Reliability 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrywide Studies Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198901

Industrial Hygiene Study of the Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation, Attapulgus, Georgia, March 22-26, 1976,

Industrial Hygiene Study of the Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation, Attapulgus, Georgia, March 22-26, 1976,
PB89100960

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Zumwalde, R.
Page Count	94
Abstract	Worker exposures to dust and free silica were surveyed at Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation in Attapulgus, Georgia, March 22-26, 1976. The company employed about 395 workers and provided medical and industrial hygiene services through local consultants. Dust concentrations sometimes exceeded OSHA standards of 5 and 15 milligrams per cubic meter for respirable and total dust, respectively. Free silica concentrations were within acceptable limits; the OSHA standard was not provided. Various amounts of attapulgite clay were found in the dust samples. Noise levels ranged from 73 to 105 decibels relative to the A-weighted scale. The author recommends improved ventilation and housekeeping procedures, use of hearing protection devices, and reduction of radiant heat release near the dryers.
Keywords	Silicon dioxide Industrial hygiene Dust Attapulgite Noise(Sound) Exposure Industrial atmospheres Minerals Recommendations Tables(Data) Chemical industry Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors 41G - Quality Control & Reliability 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrywide Studies Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198901