Baseline Industrial Hygiene Survey at the Fairchild AFB, Washington Coal Fired Heating Plant

Abstract

This report documents the occupational health conditions and exposure at the Fairchild AFB, WA coal fired heating plant. The plant contained many traditional industrial hygiene concerns that were expected and adequately addressed by the base industrial program: Noise, asbestos, welding, lighting, etc. Our survey concentrated on the industrial hygiene problems unique to burning coal. Delivering, transporting, pulverizing and burning of coal were not problem areas. Coal handling in the coal yard could overexpose the front-end loader operator to coal dust. Ash handling throughout the plant caused problems due to the extremely fine ash that is the end product of burned pulverized coal. Engineering controls and respiratory protection were recommended. Keywords: Coal fired heating plant, Coal dust, Air pollution, Breathing masks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203453

Entities

People

  • Frank B. Liebhaber Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Asbestos
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Conveyors
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Flue Gases
  • Fly Ash
  • Health
  • Heating
  • Heating Plants
  • Hygiene
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Materials
  • Metals

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering.