A synthetic vitreous fiber (SVF) occupational exposure database: Implementing the SVF health and safety partnership program

Gary Marchant, M. A. Amen, C. H. Bullock, C. M. Carter, K. A. Johnson, J. W. Reynolds, F. R. Connelly, A. E. Crane

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Abstract

The Health and Safety Partnership Program is a voluntary workplace safety program for workers involved in the manufacture, fabrication, installation, and removal of glass wool and mineral wool products. This article describes one element of this Partnership Program, the development of an occupational exposure database that characterizes exposures by fiber type, industry sector, product type, and job description. Approximately 6000 exposure samples are included in the database, most of which were collected over the past decade, making it the most extensive and recent exposure data set on record for glass wool and mineral wool. The development of this database, as well as the initial results for exposure measurements segmented by product type and/or job description, are described. The current database shows that most applications and uses of glass wool and mineral wool involve exposures below the voluntary 1f/cc permissible exposure limit, although some specific product types and job descriptions involve average exposures approaching the 1 f/cc limit.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)276-285
Number of pages10
JournalApplied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Exposure Database
  • Fiberglass
  • Glass Wool
  • Insulation
  • Mineral Wool
  • OSHA
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Synthetic Vitreous Fibers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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