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Industrial Hygiene Surveys of Occupational Exposures to Wood Preservative Chemicals, May 1981.

PB91168872

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Timbie, C. Y.; Todd, A. S.
Page Count	130
Abstract	As part of an industry wide evaluation of worker exposure to wood preservative chemicals, industrial hygiene studies were conducted at 12 wood treating facilities and two manufacturing operations. Airborne exposure levels were determined and work practices were characterized at each of these locations. Over 1000 such facilities exist in the United States with the majority of them having less than ten workers involved in the wood treatment process. About ten major facilities produce about half the treated wood. Employee exposure to the chemicals was in general well below the recommended limits. During certain tasks such as cylinder opening and unloading, filling nonpressure tanks with hot oil solutions, and during the inspection of treated wood inside the nonpressure treatment tank, short term peak exposures occurred. Even so, these exposures were also below the recommended limits. Recommendations were made to reduce the exposure levels even further by limiting employee exposure during emergency spills, nonroutine situations or critical process tasks. The authors recommend the use of personal protective equipment, modified work practices, and medical surveillance programs.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial hygiene Occupational safety and health Wood preservatives Toxic substances Industrial medicine Health risks Occupational exposure Toxicity Indoor air pollution Chemical spills Protective clothing Furniture Skin(Anatomy) Wood working
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	Stewart-Todd Associates, Inc., Wayne, PA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB83-114033. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199113
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-78-0060

Industrial Hygiene Surveys of Occupational Exposures to Wood Preservative Chemicals, May 1981.

Industrial Hygiene Surveys of Occupational Exposures to Wood Preservative Chemicals, May 1981.
PB91168872

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Timbie, C. Y.; Todd, A. S.
Page Count	130
Abstract	As part of an industry wide evaluation of worker exposure to wood preservative chemicals, industrial hygiene studies were conducted at 12 wood treating facilities and two manufacturing operations. Airborne exposure levels were determined and work practices were characterized at each of these locations. Over 1000 such facilities exist in the United States with the majority of them having less than ten workers involved in the wood treatment process. About ten major facilities produce about half the treated wood. Employee exposure to the chemicals was in general well below the recommended limits. During certain tasks such as cylinder opening and unloading, filling nonpressure tanks with hot oil solutions, and during the inspection of treated wood inside the nonpressure treatment tank, short term peak exposures occurred. Even so, these exposures were also below the recommended limits. Recommendations were made to reduce the exposure levels even further by limiting employee exposure during emergency spills, nonroutine situations or critical process tasks. The authors recommend the use of personal protective equipment, modified work practices, and medical surveillance programs.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial hygiene Occupational safety and health Wood preservatives Toxic substances Industrial medicine Health risks Occupational exposure Toxicity Indoor air pollution Chemical spills Protective clothing Furniture Skin(Anatomy) Wood working
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	Stewart-Todd Associates, Inc., Wayne, PA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB83-114033. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199113
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-78-0060