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FILE NAME: International Nickel Corporation (INC) DATE: 1965 DOC#: INC009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Report
IN D U S T R IA L H Y G IE N E FO U N D A T IO N O F AM ER IC A , INC.
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M e l l o n I n s t i t u t e , 4400 F i f t h Av e n u e P it t s b u r g h , Pa . 15213
R eport on INDUSTRIAL. HYGIENE SURVEY OF SELECTED
PLANT OPERATIONS for
HUNTINGTON ALLOY PRODUCTS DIVISION INTERNATIONAL' NICKEL COMPANY Huntington, West V irginia M a rc h 29 to A pril 2 and A p ril 13, 1965
by
M orton Cor-n, P h . D,
Ja c o b K atz, M. S.
R o b e r t T . P . d e T r e v i l l e , M . D ', Managing D irector
AN A S S O C IA T IO N o r IN D U S T R IE S F O B T H E A D V A N C EM EN T O F hEAUMFUL W O R K IN G C O N D IT IO N S 02056
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IV. T hresh o ld L im it Values of Substances M easu red in this Survey. "T he threshold lim it values re fe r to a ir-b o rn e concentrations of substances
and re p re se n t conditions under which it is believed that nearly all w o rk ers may be repeatedly exposed, day after day, without adverse effect. B ecause of wide variation in individual susceptibility exposure of an occasional individual at o r even below the threshold lim it m ay not prev en t d isco m fo rt, aggravation of a p re-existing condition, or occupational illness.
"T hreshold lim its should be used as guides in the control of health h a z a rd s and should not be reg ard ed as fine lines betw een safe and dangerous c o n c e n tra tio n s, "#
T hreshold values for all substances m easu red in this survey a re p r e s e n t e d in T a b l e 1,
E xtracted from the P reface, Threshold L im it Values for 1964.
ference of Governmental. Industrial H ygienists, 1014 B roadw ay, Ohio.
.American Con C in cin n ati 2,
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