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Industrial Hygiene Survey of General Cement Co., Fredonia, Kansas. Cement Workers Morbidity Study.

PB94175197

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Sanderson, W. T.; Davidson, C.
Page Count	54
Abstract	An industrial hygiene survey was conducted at the General Cement Company, Fredonia, Kansas as part of a study of the effects of materials found in Portland Cement facilities on the human respiratory system. At this facility the respirable and total dust levels for most of the individual jobs were below recommended exposure levels. There were four respirable dust samples which exceeded the 5mg/cubic m ACGIH recommended level for respirable nuisance particulate. Quartz exposure was noted primarily in the areas of the facility which are associated with raw materials. The authors recommend that surveillance monitoring be used on a periodic basis to assure that exposures remain within acceptable limits. The substitution of a vacuum system for the currently used brooms and shovels to clean up dust spills is also recommended. Personal protective equipment may be used by workers whenever engineering controls are not available or during maintenance, repair and clean up operations.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Portland cements Industrial hygiene Occupational exposure Environmental surveys Quartz Dusts Air pollution monitoring Airborne wastes Respiratory diseases Asbestos Fibers Silica Exhaust gases Site investigations Dust control Fredonia(Kansas) Region 7 CAS 14808607 Mineral dusts Respirable dust.
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Environmental Investigations Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199417

Industrial Hygiene Survey of General Cement Co., Fredonia, Kansas. Cement Workers Morbidity Study.

Industrial Hygiene Survey of General Cement Co., Fredonia, Kansas. Cement Workers Morbidity Study.
PB94175197

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Sanderson, W. T.; Davidson, C.
Page Count	54
Abstract	An industrial hygiene survey was conducted at the General Cement Company, Fredonia, Kansas as part of a study of the effects of materials found in Portland Cement facilities on the human respiratory system. At this facility the respirable and total dust levels for most of the individual jobs were below recommended exposure levels. There were four respirable dust samples which exceeded the 5mg/cubic m ACGIH recommended level for respirable nuisance particulate. Quartz exposure was noted primarily in the areas of the facility which are associated with raw materials. The authors recommend that surveillance monitoring be used on a periodic basis to assure that exposures remain within acceptable limits. The substitution of a vacuum system for the currently used brooms and shovels to clean up dust spills is also recommended. Personal protective equipment may be used by workers whenever engineering controls are not available or during maintenance, repair and clean up operations.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Portland cements Industrial hygiene Occupational exposure Environmental surveys Quartz Dusts Air pollution monitoring Airborne wastes Respiratory diseases Asbestos Fibers Silica Exhaust gases Site investigations Dust control Fredonia(Kansas) Region 7 CAS 14808607 Mineral dusts Respirable dust.
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Environmental Investigations Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199417