HAZARD REVIEW: HEALTH EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ASPHALT

In 1977 the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reviewed the available health effects data on occupational exposure to asphalt and asphalt fumes. NIOSH determined that the principal adverse health effects were irritation of the serous membranes of the conjunctivae and the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Since them, additional data from studies on both animals and humans exposed to asphalt, paving and roofing asphalt fume condensates, and asphalt-based paints have become available. This report provides a review and evaluation of these new data, as well as other information.

• Record URL:
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2001-110/
• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

  Hubert Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20201

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30333
• Authors:
  • Butler, M A
  • Burr, G
  • Dankovic, D
  • Lunsford, R A
  • Miller, A
  • Nguyen, M
  • Olsen, L
  • Sharpnack, D
  • Snawder, J
  • Stayner, L
  • Sweeney, M H
  • Teass, A
  • Wess, J
  • Zumwalde, R
• Publication Date: 2000-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 150 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Fumes; Health hazards; Occupational safety; Paint; Paving materials; Roofs; Safety
• Identifier Terms: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00932491
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DHHS (NIOSH) Publication, No. 2001-110
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 11 2002 12:00AM