Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

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Process Name	Applying Wood Preservatives
Description	Railroad ties, marine pilings, fence posts, and telephone poles may be pressure treated with creosote, pentachlorophenol, and ammoniacal copper arsenate (ACA) or chromated copper arsenate (CCA). [ILO Encyclo, Vol. 3 - Pages 71.1-71.12] Pentachlorophenol, creosote, and chromated copper arsenate were banned for sale in the United States to consumers as wood preservatives. CCA is still used commercially as a wood preservative. [ILO Encyclo, Vol. 3 - Pages 96.1-96.54]
Category	OTHER
Agents	Hazardous agents associated with this process: 2.4-Dinitrophenol 4-Nitrobiphenyl Aluminum chloride Arsenic and compounds Chromium and compounds Coal tar creosote Coal tar pitch volatiles Copper Dinitrophenol Fluorosilicic acid Mercuric chloride Pentachlorophenol Zinc sulfate