In-depth survey report: design of improved workstations for handling dry chemical powders at B. F. Goodrich Company, Industrial Plastics Division, Marietta, Ohio

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6761071

Gressel, M G; Fischbach, T J

A study was conducted to redesign a ventilated work station to achieve better control over dust during the weighing out and transferring of powdered materials. The control methods evaluated were booth flows of full, two thirds, and one third (of full flow), the presence of an air shower above the worker, and the presence of local ventilation in the form of a slot hood behind the bulk material drum. Twelve possible combinations of these controls were evaluated. The study indicated that it is possible to design a better ventilated booth by installing additional types of controls.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6761071
• Report Number(s): PB-88-236880/XAB; ECTB-169-11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CONTROL
DUSTS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INDUSTRY
INHALATION
INTAKE
MATERIALS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
POLLUTION CONTROL
RUBBER INDUSTRY
SAFETY
SAMPLING
VENTILATION