Health hazard evaluation report No. HETA 82-324-1279, Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. , Stockertown, Pennsylvania

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6473279

Lewis, F

To evaluate concern about eye and skin irritation and long-term exposure effects from coal tar pitch exposures, on October 5, 1982, with the cooperation of both Chemical Leaman and Cooper's Creek Chemical, NIOSH conducted personal air sampling for coal tar pitch volatiles at the Cooper's Creek Facility. Breathing-zone air samples for coal tar pitch volatiles were taken on two of Chemical Leaman's truck drivers; one for the loading operations, and the other for an unloading operation. Based on the environmental findings of this study, no health hazard existed during the loading and unloading operations of coal tar pitch at the Cooper's Creek Chemical site. However, recommendations are outlined to confirm good work practices to reduce personal contact with the substance(s) during valve and pipeline attachment and detachment.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6473279
• Report Number(s): PB-84-209808
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
ANTHRACENE
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
COAL TAR
COATINGS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
EYES
FACE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEAD
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
INSPECTION
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
MONITORING
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERSONNEL
PHENANTHRENE
PITCHES
POLLUTION
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SENSE ORGANS
SKIN
TAR
TOXICITY