An in-depth survey was conducted at Roadway Express, Inc. (SIC-4231), Toledo, Ohio to determine relative exposures to diesel aerosols among the four major presumably exposed job groups of road drivers, local drivers, dock workers, and mechanics. Element carbon sampling results at the Roadway terminal in Toledo, Ohio, during cold weather indicated low level exposures only slightly above geometric mean ambient residential and highway background concentrations in road drivers and local drivers. Exposures were significantly above background highway concentrations in dock workers and in mechanics, with exposures of 29 and 58 micrograms/cubic meter (microg/cu m), respectively. The highest levels of exposure were to mechanics working in the shop. Exposure to nitrogen oxides and respirable particulates were far below recommended limits. The major source of exposures in dock workers appeared to be the operation of diesel powered fork lift trucks on the dock. The principal source in mechanics was the entry and egress of diesel tractors to and from the shop area, but the more enclosed environment in which they were working exacerbated concentrations of diesel aerosols.
In Depth Survey Report of Roadway Express, Inc., Toledo, Ohio
1989
54 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Toxicology , Job Environment , Environmental Health & Safety , Air Pollution & Control , Environmental Studies , Environmental surveys , Industrial medicine , Diesel engines , Exhaust emissions , Aerosols , Exposure , Toxicity , Inspection , Hazardous materials , Airborne wastes , Terminal facilities , Trucks , Toxic substances , Occupational safety and health , SIC 4231 , Region 5 , Airborne pollutants , Emission factors , Work environments
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