Preliminary survey report: control technology for manual transfer of chemical powders at Hobart Corporation, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5130951

Godbey, F W

Health-hazard control methods, work processes, and existing control technologies used during the manual transfer of chemical powders were evaluated at Hobart Corporation, Mount Sterling, Kentucky in June, 1984. The company employed 750 workers involved in porcelain formulation from frit, silica, titanium-dioxide, clay, sodium -nitrite, potassium-carbonate, and magnesium-carbonate.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5130951
• Report Number(s): PB-86-225893/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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