Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-81-151-862, Spectt, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Source
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 81-151-862, 1981 Apr; :1-3
Abstract
Samples of lumber and work clothing were analyzed for hexavalent chromium (7440473) and medical interviews were conducted with employees of Spectt, Inc. (SIC-1541) in Cleveland, Ohio on February 15 and 16, 1981. The evaluation was requested by the management to determine the potential exposure of approximately 13 workers engaged in the erection of a cooling tower using treated lumber. Analysis of the lumber and work clothes for hexavalent chromium was negative. Analysis of wood shavings from the treated lumber revealed an average of 0.1 percent arsenic (7440382) and 1.2 percent chromium by weight. Of 13 employees interviewed, 7 reported occasional eye irritation, and 7 also reported that exposure to the treated lumber irritated open cuts or slowed the healing of cuts. One worker reported skin irritation. The author concludes that a health hazard was not created by the use of treated lumber in this construction project.
Keywords
NIOSH-Author; HETA-81-151-862; NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation; Hazards-Unconfirmed; Region-5; Lumber-industry; Chromium-compounds; Skin-disorders; Health-surveys; Industrial-hygiene;
Author Keywords: Building construction; chromium; arsenic; acid copper chromate; treated wood
CAS No.
7440-47-3; 7440-38-2
Document Type
Field Studies; Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance
NTIS Accession No.
PB83-102921
Identifying No.
HETA-81-151-862
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
