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Industrial hygiene survey report of Shepherd's Insulation, Inc. in Pueblo, Colorado.

Authors
Fowler DP
Source
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 35-34, 1978 May; :1-42
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NIOSHTIC No.
00106268
Abstract
Exposure to mineral wool fibers, respirable airborne particulate matter total airborne particulate matter, trace metals and carbon- monoxide (630080) were determined, and limited heat stress measurements were taken for employees of Shepherd's Insulation, Incorporated (SIC-3296), in Pueblo, Colorado, on September 24, 1976. The company had no formal safety and industrial hygiene program. Airborne fiber concentrations ranged from 0.087 to 1.359 fibers per cubic centimeter and were below NIOSH standards. Total airborne particulate material concentrations ranged from 0.910 to 9.852 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3). Trace metal concentrations in the total particulate material ranged from 0.5 to about 120.0 micrograms per cubic meter (micrograms/m3) for zinc, 1.1 to 12.0 micrograms/m3, for lead, and less than 1.0 to about 124.0 micrograms/m3 for manganese. Respirable particulate material was measured at 2.565mg/m3. Carbon-monoxide measurements inside the insulation truck did not exceed the OSHA standard of 50 parts per million over an 8 hour day. Botsball heat measurements ranged from 72 degrees F inside the attic to 78 degrees F inside the truck. The author recommends continued use of dust masks, ventilation of the attic when possible, redirection of truck exhausts, and truck ventilation.
Keywords
NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Contract; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-8; Mineral-wool; Trace-metals; Air-contamination; Respiratory-irritants; Temperature-measurement; Heat-stress; Protective-equipment
CAS No.
630-08-0
Publication Date
19780501
Document Type
Field Studies; Industry Wide
Funding Type
Contract
Fiscal Year
1978
NTIS Accession No.
PB82-112772
NTIS Price
A04
Identifying No.
IWS-35-34; Contract-210-76-0120
NIOSH Division
DSHEFS
SIC Code
3296
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
State
CO; OH; CA
Performing Organization
SRI International, Menlo Park, California
Page last reviewed: September 2, 2020
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division