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Year Published and Title
(1972) Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan. (Click for full summary)
Respirable coal and coke dust air concentration levels measured on 2 days at an automobile factory using both personnel and general area samplers, exceeded the established coal dust standard to prevent chronic lung diseases characteristic of such dusts. Sound measurement also revealed levels exceeding the noise standards.(Click to show more)
(1972) Hoerner-Waldorf Corporation, Jefferson, Ohio. (Click to open report)
Environmental surveys of the bailing, printing, and corrugation processes are conducted for airborne concentrations of asbestos (1332214) fibers. The asbestos count in the breathing zone of bailing operatives is found to be 2.1 fibers per cubic centimeter while the concentration in the general work area is 0.3 fibers per cubic centimeter. Recommendations include local exhaust ventilation for the printing machine workers, wearing of respirator whenever scrap asbestos is bailed, replacement of air... (Click to show more)
(1972) Lawndale Industries, Inc., Lima, Ohio. (Click to open report)
Environmental and medical survey of operations and personnel in a plant manufacturing porcelain enamel coated steel bath tubs (SIC- 3431), involving the application of ground and finish coats by electrostatic spraying which exposes men to silica (7631869). Data are given for the components of ground coat, white cover coat, and bulk samples, and also for personnel sample, industrial ventilation, and inspection and cleaning of respirators. Analysis of the bulk and personnel samples indicates that ... (Click to show more)
(1972) May Foundry, Salt Lake City, Utah. (Click to open report)
Environmental survey of levels of formaldehyde (50000), furfuryl- alcohol (98000), isopropyl alcohol (67630), and dust in resin core operations in a foundry reveals concentrations of all substances are below recommended levels. Employees show no symptoms of toxic effects. No hazard is determined to exist.
(1972) NL Industries, Incorporated, Atlanta, Georgia. (Click to open report)
Lead (7439921) dust air concentrations measured at a battery manufacturing plant indicate that numerous personal and general area samples throughout the plant exceed the established lead dust standard. Sound levels are found to be at, or below, the current standard of 90 decibels A. Recommendations are made to obviate the hazards to the 125 affected employees.
(1972) North American Rockwell, reinforced plastics operation, Ashtabula, Ohio. (Click to open report)
Environmental survey and medical evaluation of workers in production of reinforced plastics, indicating potentially hazardous exposures to acetone (67641), dimethyl aniline, isobutyl alcohol (78831), isopropyl alcohol (67630), normal butyl acetate (123864), methyl cellosolve (109864), methyl ethyl ketone (78933), methyl isobutyl ketone (108101), methylene chloride (75092), styrene (100425), toluene (108883), xylene (1330207), fiberglass dust, and nuisance dusts. Complaints of workers include hea... (Click to show more)
(1972) Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Crawfordsville, Indiana. (Click to open report)
Environmental surveys to evaluate potential health hazards associated with the grinding, drilling, milling-slotting, and grooving operations at an iron (7439896) and copper (7440508) sintered metal parts manufacturing facility reveals that the levels of iron, copper, lead (7439921), magnesium (7439954), zinc (7440666), tin (7440315), antimony (7440360), molybdenum (7439987), graphite (7782425) and silica (7631869) dust in the air do not exceed the levels recommended by the prevailing health stan... (Click to show more)
(1972) Survey report. Safety Clothing and Equipment Division, Safety First Industries, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. (Click to open report)
A survey was conducted to determine possible environmental asbestos (1332214) contamination at the Safety Clothing and Equipment Division (SIC-3842) of Safety First Industries, Incorporated, in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 30, 1972. The study was requested by the executive vice president of the company. Atmospheric samples for dust were taken in employee breathing zones during dust producing operations. A total of 11 operations were sampled; only 1 did not meet the standard of five fibers greater t... (Click to show more)
(1972) USCO Services, Forest Park, Georgia. (Click to open report)
Environmental survey of airborne carbon-black (1333864) dust levels in and near a carbon-black storage area reveals levels are well below threshold limit values. It is recommended that respirators continue to be worn when unloading boxcars. The threshold limit value is given for carbon-black in workroom air.
(1972) Willard Bronze Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Click to open report)
Environmental survey of concentrations of wax smoke, aluminum dust (7429905), oil mist, and carbon-monoxide (630080) at the casting cleaning department of a bronze manufacturer reveals concentrations of all substances exceed recommended standards. Recommendations include exhaust ventilated dust collection systems for stationary grinders, dilution ventilation to reduce carbon-monoxide, modification of methods of applying oil lubricants to reduce oil mists, general good housekeeping, and placement... (Click to show more)
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