Here is the completed table with chemical hazards found in construction and their adverse health effects:Chemical Hazard Adverse Health EffectsAsbestos Asbestosis, lung cancer, mesotheliomaLead Damage to the nervous, urinary, and reproductive systemsSilica Silicosis, lung cancerCarbon Monoxide Reduces oxygen delivery to tissues, causes headaches, dizziness, weaknessSolvents Skin and eye irritation, respiratory irritation, central nervous system effects
Here are the answers to your questions:
1.
Chemical Hazard Adverse Health Effect Specific Source in Construction
Asbestos Lung cancer, mesothelioma Insulation, fireproofing, floor tiles
Silica Silicosis Sanding, cutting, demolition
Lead Poisoning, damage to nervous and reproductive systems Lead-based paint
Carbon monoxide Asphyxiation Equipment exhaust
2. The two types of cancer caused by asbestos exposure are lung cancer and mesothelioma.
3. It is not required by law to remove asbestos in a renovated building. Asbestos-containing materials may remain in place if they are in good condition. However, if materials
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1. Construction Worker’s Death in Manhole Leads to $136K
Penalty
Aug 09, 2010
OSHA has cited Matula & Matula Construction Inc. of Lake
Jackson, Texas, for
workplace safety and health violations following the death of an
employee who was
working inside a sanitary sewer manhole. Proposed penalties
total $136,000.
"This company exposed its workers to hazardous atmospheres
while they were
working in sanitary sewers," said Mark Briggs, OSHA's director
for its Houston South
Area Office in Texas. "It is critical that procedures for safe
confined space entry are
utilized each time a worker enters a confined space."
OSHA issued citations alleging two willful, three serious, and
two repeat violations
following an investigation that began Feb. 8, when a worker
who was pumping grout
into the sewer line on the Highway 332 Utility Relocation
Project in Lake Jackson was
overcome by hydrogen sulfide.
The willful violations are for failing to implement confined
space entry procedures,
including testing, ventilation and rescue, and to train employees
2. on the hazards of
working in a confined space. OSHA issues a willful citation
when an employer
exhibits plain indifference to or intentional disregard for
employee safety and health.
Serious violations include failing to train employees about the
danger of working with
hazardous chemicals in the workplace, and to inspect, properly
maintain, and repair
damaged ladders. A serious violation is one in which there is
substantial probability
that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard
about which the
employer knew or should have known.
The repeat violations are for failing to make a reasonable
estimate of employee
exposure to hazardous chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide and
carbon monoxide, and
to properly erect a ladder for use in accessing the sanitary sewer
manhole. OSHA
issues repeat violations when an employer previously has been
cited for the same or
substantially similar violations in the past three years, and those
citations have become
a final order.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations
to comply, request an
informal conference with OSHA's area director in Houston, or
contest the citations and
penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and
Health Review Commission.
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EHST 3060/61:
Environmental Issues in
Construction
construction
chemical hazards
exposure to chemical hazards
with chemical hazards in construction
5. Chemical Hazard Examples
Gases Carbon monoxide
Hydrogen sulfide
Radon
Vapors Methyl ethyl ketone
Other solvents
Particulates
Dust Asbestos
Silica
Lead
Fume Welding fumes
Mist Paint and oil mist
Liquids Solvents
2
Asbestos Mine
6. minerals that are resistant to
heat and corrosion
construction before 1975
lation
for pipes, floor tiles, building
materials, and in vehicle
brakes and clutches
1929 newspaper advertisement from Perth,
Western Australia, for asbestos sheeting for
residential building construction
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Durabestos_advertisement.jpg
Asbestos fibers under SEM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anthophyllite_asbestos_SEM.j
pg
Asbestos fibers under light
7. microscope
– 40 years
1. Asbestosis
2. Lung Cancer
3. Mesothelioma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Durabestos_advertisement.jpg
3
lungs that is caused by prior occupational
exposure to asbestos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ferruginous_body.jpg
Micrograph showing asbestosis of the lung
(ferruginous bodies)
8. that develops from
the protective
lining that covers
many of the body's
internal organs
(mesothelium)
http://mesotheliomatragedy.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MesotheliomaCT.jpg
asbestos
-Containing Building Materials (ACBM
or ACM)
//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Ferruginous_b
10. and, so can scraping or sanding
the backing of sheet flooring
during removal.
http://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Asbestos_Floor_Tile_ID.php
Fire proofing on
structural steel
Sound proofing on walls
and ceilings
be maintained in good condition, it is
recommended that it be left alone and
periodic surveillance performed to monitor
its condition.
-materials are
disturbed or the materials become damaged
that it becomes a hazard.
11. dust by hand pressure
hen the materials become damaged, the
fibers separate and may then become
airborne.
5
maintained in place utilizing
several techniques.
applying a thick layer of an
encapsulant (i.e. latex paint)
that binds the surface of the
material together.
12. best option.
asbestos survey be done on all suspect ACBM
before conducting any demolition activities.
removed
condition
measured to be too high
be demolished or renovated
http://www2.epa.gov/asbestos/building-owners-and-
managers#renovation
Pollutants (NESHAP)
certain amount of RACM.
13. (AHERA)
personnel and air clearance monitoring for
renovation projects in school buildings
http://www2.epa.gov/asbestos/asbestos-neshap
Construction Industry
http://www.osha.gov/dte/library/asbestos/rev_asb.html
6
14. -weighted average (TWA) permissible
exposure limit (PEL) = 0.1 fibers per cubic
centimeter
Standard for the
Construction Industry
Competent person
compliance
practices
http://www.osha.gov/dte/library/asbestos/rev_asb.html
by the standard
15. removal and handling
handling
1. Vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters to
collect asbestos-containing debris and dust
2. Wet methods or wetting agents during
handling, mixing, removal, cutting,
application, and clean-up
3. Prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and
debris contaminated with asbestos in leak-
tight containers
by Licensed Asbestos Abatement Contractors,
16. utilizing Licensed Workers and Supervisors.
removal of asbestos containing materials.
inspectors from the State Department of
Labor a minimum of 3 times.
7
renovating or demolishing a building is
required by Federal law to have their
buildings surveyed for asbestos containing
materials.
if there is friable asbestos present.
licensed Contractor must file an application
for a permit 10 days in advance of the
17. removal.
-gray, soft, ductile metal
used
-based paints
d conduits
-based paints on bridges, railways,
ships, and other steel structures due to
its rust- and corrosion-inhibiting
properties
-based paints in older homes when
paint is removed from surfaces
19. -torch cutting
grinders to remove lead paint
in the repair, renovation, removal,
demolition, and salvage of flood-damaged
structures and materials are responsible for
the development and implementation of a
worker protection program.
exposure
averaged over an 8-hour period
g
20. controls and work practices, where feasible, to
reduce worker exposure
hygiene practices, such as washing hands before
eating and taking a shower before leaving the
worksite
that employees be provided with
protective clothing and, where necessary, with
respiratory protection accordance with 29 CFR
1910.134
of lead be enrolled in a medical surveillance program
Local and general exhaust ventilation
21. -body work clothing
oes or disposable shoe
coverlets
spectacles or goggles
9
WARNING LEAD WORK AREA
POISON
NO SMOKING OR
EATING
dioxide (SiO2)
than quartz in causing silicosis.
22. Tridymite Cristobalite Quartz
breathing of dust containing crystalline silica
particles
crystalline silica dust in quartz, tridymite
and cristobalite
he lungs
that reduce the lung’s ability to work to
extract oxygen from the air
bes or lips
23. exposure to lower levels of quartz
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Tridymite
_tabulars_-_Ochtendung,_Eifel,_Germany.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Quartz,_T
ibet.jpg
10
-Risk Occupations
g, quarrying, tunneling
25. nformation about preventing
silica hazards and protecting workers from silica-
related diseases
N4Y – Georgia Tech training material
ventilation
industry
than any other gas
petroleum products in internal combustion
engines
http://www.silica-safe.org/
http://www.silica-safe.org/
http://www.silica-safe.org/
http://www.silica-safe.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ec4TrzN4Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ec4TrzN4Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ec4TrzN4Y
11
26. by competing with oxygen for binding to the
heme groups
CO O2
31-osha/carbonmonoxide_fnl_eng_web.htm
com/watch?v=aLDvPGSXzrU
-operated equipment
32. Environmental Issues in Construction Laboratory
CHEMICAL HAZARDS IN CONSTRUCTION:
February 5, 2015
Answer the following questions and submit by 2:50 PM today.
1. Complete the following table (8 points).
Chemical Hazard
Adverse Health Effect
Specific Source in Construction
Asbestos
Silica
Lead
33. Carbon monoxide
2. What are the two types of cancer caused by asbestos
exposure? (2 points)
3. Is it required by law to remove asbestos in a renovated
building? Explain your answer. (2 points)
4. Describe one (1) major element in the OSHA standard on
lead handling. (1 points)
34. 5. How does carbon monoxide as a chemical asphyxiant affect
hemoglobin? (2 points)
CASE STUDY: Answer the following questions based on the
provided case on a construction worker. (10 points)
1. What is the specific chemical hazard involved in the case? (1
point)
2. What was the task being done by the construction worker
involved? (2 points)
3. What was the consequence of the chemical exposure? (1
point)
4. Enumerate the 2 willful violations of the construction
company involved. (2 points)
35. 5. Enumerate 2 of the serious violations of the construction
company involved. (2 points)
6. Enumerate the 2 repeat violations of the construction
company involved. (2 points)