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Walk-Through Industrial Hygiene Survey, Wood Preservative Treatment Facility, Bell Lumber and Pole, New Brighton, Minnesota, June 27, 1979,

PB89120216

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Todd, A. S.; Timbie, C. Y.
Page Count	18
Abstract	A preliminary survey of the Bell Lumber and Pole Company in New Brighton, Minnesota was conducted on June 27, 1979. Process methods, potential or known exposure conditions, and test sampling methods were assessed to determine if a comprehensive investigation was needed to evaluate long term health effects associated with wood preserving. Fifteen of 27 employees at the facility treat utility poles with pentachlorophenol (PCP) using a nonpressure thermal process. Employee training and work practices, the occupational educational program, historical data, and results of safety and health monitoring were evaluated. General air sampling was conducted during regular operations at sites of potential exposure in order to evaluate different air sampling methods, define analytical limitations, and obtain a range of exposure levels during critical short term tasks. PCP concentrations were measured 0.13 to 0.36 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu m) using a NIOSH procedure, and 0.27 to 1.33 mg/cu m using a silica gel method. The authors conclude that differences in results using the NIOSH procedure and the silica gel method could not be explained adequately because of the limited data obtained.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Wood preservatives Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Pentachlorophenol Air sampling Region 5
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 71R - Wood & Paper Products
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	198903
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-78-0060

Walk-Through Industrial Hygiene Survey, Wood Preservative Treatment Facility, Bell Lumber and Pole, New Brighton, Minnesota, June 27, 1979,

Walk-Through Industrial Hygiene Survey, Wood Preservative Treatment Facility, Bell Lumber and Pole, New Brighton, Minnesota, June 27, 1979,
PB89120216

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Todd, A. S.; Timbie, C. Y.
Page Count	18
Abstract	A preliminary survey of the Bell Lumber and Pole Company in New Brighton, Minnesota was conducted on June 27, 1979. Process methods, potential or known exposure conditions, and test sampling methods were assessed to determine if a comprehensive investigation was needed to evaluate long term health effects associated with wood preserving. Fifteen of 27 employees at the facility treat utility poles with pentachlorophenol (PCP) using a nonpressure thermal process. Employee training and work practices, the occupational educational program, historical data, and results of safety and health monitoring were evaluated. General air sampling was conducted during regular operations at sites of potential exposure in order to evaluate different air sampling methods, define analytical limitations, and obtain a range of exposure levels during critical short term tasks. PCP concentrations were measured 0.13 to 0.36 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu m) using a NIOSH procedure, and 0.27 to 1.33 mg/cu m using a silica gel method. The authors conclude that differences in results using the NIOSH procedure and the silica gel method could not be explained adequately because of the limited data obtained.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Wood preservatives Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Pentachlorophenol Air sampling Region 5
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 71R - Wood & Paper Products
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	198903
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-78-0060