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Industrial Hygiene Survey of Lehigh Cement Co., Cementon, New York. Cement Workers Morbidity Study.

PB94158359

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Sanderson, W. T.; Hearl, F. J.
Page Count	30
Abstract	Environmental sampling was conducted at the Lehigh Cement Company in Cementon, New York as part of an investigation of the effects of exposures at Portland cement facilities. Personal respirable dust samples were collected for a subset of workers. Area total dust samples were collected throughout the facility. Bulk material samples were analyzed. Dust levels were relatively low. Only three personal samples out of 65 exceeded the nuisance dust standards. Detectable amounts of quartz (14808607) were found in 17% of respirable dust samples. Quartz exposures apparently occurred only in raw materials handling areas. No asbestos was found in the raw materials. The authors recommend that engineering controls be implemented and maintained at all times. Jobs of particular concern included those using the conveyors for transferring cement and those in the priamry and secondary crushing pits and clinker cooler pits. Improved clean up procedures emphasizing the use of personal protective equipment were also suggested.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Environmental surveys Industrial hygiene Air pollution effects(Humans) Cements Occupational exposure Inhalation Dust Construction industry Protective equipment Materials handling Quartz Cleanup operations CAS 14808-60-7 EPA region 2 Cementon(New York)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Respiratory Disease Studies.
Supplemental Notes	Portions of this document are not fully legible.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199414

Industrial Hygiene Survey of Lehigh Cement Co., Cementon, New York. Cement Workers Morbidity Study.

Industrial Hygiene Survey of Lehigh Cement Co., Cementon, New York. Cement Workers Morbidity Study.
PB94158359

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Sanderson, W. T.; Hearl, F. J.
Page Count	30
Abstract	Environmental sampling was conducted at the Lehigh Cement Company in Cementon, New York as part of an investigation of the effects of exposures at Portland cement facilities. Personal respirable dust samples were collected for a subset of workers. Area total dust samples were collected throughout the facility. Bulk material samples were analyzed. Dust levels were relatively low. Only three personal samples out of 65 exceeded the nuisance dust standards. Detectable amounts of quartz (14808607) were found in 17% of respirable dust samples. Quartz exposures apparently occurred only in raw materials handling areas. No asbestos was found in the raw materials. The authors recommend that engineering controls be implemented and maintained at all times. Jobs of particular concern included those using the conveyors for transferring cement and those in the priamry and secondary crushing pits and clinker cooler pits. Improved clean up procedures emphasizing the use of personal protective equipment were also suggested.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Environmental surveys Industrial hygiene Air pollution effects(Humans) Cements Occupational exposure Inhalation Dust Construction industry Protective equipment Materials handling Quartz Cleanup operations CAS 14808-60-7 EPA region 2 Cementon(New York)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Respiratory Disease Studies.
Supplemental Notes	Portions of this document are not fully legible.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199414