Assessing Worker Exposures during Composite Material and Fiberglass Repair: A Special

Abstract

This revised special report updates and supersedes the 1999 report published as document number IERA-RS-BR-TR-1999-0010. There continues to be a significant increase in the use of composite materials in the Air Force with each new aircraft. Along with increased use of composites, there is an increase in composite repair activities in the Air Force. A series of field evaluations was conducted at Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), Robins AFB, Hill AFB, McClellan AFB, Eglin AFB, Hurlburt AFB, Cherry Point Naval Aviation Depot (in a joint effort with the Navy Environmental Health Center), and the joint Air Force/Navy Aircraft Structural Maintenance School at Pensacola Naval Air Station. This updated special report summarizes the recommended sampling methodology, data interpretation, ventilation requirements, personal protective equipment, and workplace practices for advanced composite material and fiberglass repair, based upon the original sampling results from the Institute of ESOH Risk Assessment field evaluations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA618035

Entities

People

  • Christopher W. Edwards
  • Jon E. Black
  • Timothy W. Batten

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Composite Materials
  • Environmental Health
  • Glass Fibers
  • Maintenance
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Aircraft
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Equipment
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Climatology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.