Walk-through survey, St. Mary's Carbon Company, St. Mary's, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1983

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

OSTI ID:6655103

Greife, A

A walk-through survey was conducted at St. Mary's Carbon Company St. Mary's, Pennsylvania, in March 1983. The company produced carbon-replacement automotive parts such as brushes, seals, and rings. The raw materials used were petroleum coke and coal tar pitch. Preemployment physicals were given to all employees, but did not include pulmonary-function or hearing tests, or chest x rays. Periodic medical examinations were not given, and no nurse was employed. Several employees were trained in first aid. Engineering modifications were made to decrease employee exposure to airborne contaminants. All machinery in the finishing areas was equipped with permanent ventilation equipment. Hoods were installed for kiln graphitizing furnaces. Canopy type hoods were installed above heated rotary mixers in the mixing department. A stationary ventilation duct was installed in the assembly department. Dilution ventilation was used throughout most of the facility. The author concludes that the extent of employee exposures to polyaromatic hydrocarbons should be assessed and by-products of soldering and welding operation should be evaluated.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Industrial Hygiene Section
• OSTI ID: 6655103
• Report Number(s): PB-88-248695/XAB; IWS-142.13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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