INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE REPORT: PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF WOOD PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT FACILITY AT SEAMAN TIMBER COMPANY, INC., MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA

The Seaman Timber Company, Inc. (Standard Industrial Classification 2491) of Montevallo, Alabama was surveyed on July 26, 1979 to provide information on current and past processes used at the company, to review occupational safety and health procedures, to determine exposure concentrations of creosote (8001589) during routine wood treatment, to determine the need for comprehensive field studies to evaluate long term health effects associated with pressure treating of wood with creosote and chromated copper arsenate (7778418) (CCA), and to collect information for future technical reports. The company employs about 100 workers; 8 of these are actively engaged in wood treating. The company had no formal preemployment or periodical medical evaluation program for wood treatment employees but there was an initial employee orientation on good work practices, safety rules, and precautions, and periodic safety meetings. Two area air samples were taken near bundles of wood that had been unloaded from the processing cylinders after the creosote and coal tar (8007452) treatment, but no valid results were obtained. The authors conclude that inconsistencies in the laboratory procedure, compared with the NIOSH recommendations for evaluating airborne concentrations of creosote, resulted in poor analytical sensitivity, and inaccurate and invalid results.

• Corporate Authors:

  Stewart-Todd Associates, Incorporated

  Wayne, PA  United States  19087

  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

  Industrial Hygiene Section
  Cincinnati, OH  United States  45202
• Authors:
  • Todd, A S
  • Timbie, C Y
• Publication Date: 1979-11-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air pollution sources; Creosote; Physiological aspects; Regulations; Toxicity; Wood preservatives
• Identifier Terms: Occupational Safety and Health act
• Old TRIS Terms: Creosoting; Government regulations; Physiological factors
• Subject Areas: Environment; Law; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318312
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: PHS-210-78-0060
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM