OSHA Hazard Information Bulletins
February 21, 1989
| MEMORANDUM FOR: |
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS |
| THRU: |
LEO CAREY
Director
Office of Field Programs
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| FROM: |
EDWARD J. BAIER
Director
Directorate of Technical Support |
| SUBJECT: |
Health Hazard Information Bulletin on Cadmium
Overexposure in the Aircraft Repair Industry. |
The Atlanta Regional Office has brought to our attention a potential health
hazard in the aircraft servicing, repairing and maintenance industry
resulting from exposure to cadmium dust. An inspection of an Eastern
Airlines landing gear shop revealed employee exposures to 85 times the
ceiling limit (0.5 mg/m(3)). Unventilated grinding activities to cadmium plated
landing gear components were the cause.
Based on this information compliance offices should be a alert to the fact
that similar operations with potential overexposures to cadmium exist in
other airline maintenance facilities. Gear maintenance work is not only
performed by the airlines but by outside companies that provide this service
to the airlines.
Please distribute this bulletin to Area Offices, state-and States and
Consultation Projects. Additionally, Regional Administrators shall identify
companies in their regions that repair aircraft landing gears and related
components, primarily in SIC Codes 3728, 4511 and 4582; 1972 SIC Manuals and
provide them with copies of OSHA PUB 6-1. 4A, entitled Protective Measures
for Controlling Exposure to Cadmium.
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