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This historic image was provided by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), depicted two industrial workers operating the stopper, in the act of pouring an ingot of rimmed steel, inside a steel works. Rimmed steel is a low carbon form of the metal, which contains iron oxide in a quantity that causes the mixture to release a continuous flow of the toxic gas, carbon monoxide (CO), during the hardening of the ingot. This process ends with the creation of a case, or rim of the metal, which is for the most part, free of pockets, or voids. The surface of rimmed steel made products, reveal a very high quality character. The CO released, in such high quantities made proper ventilation paramount in these factories. An industrial hygienist could be seen taking air samples around the workers. This photograph was published in the 1948 edition, No. 299 of the “Public Health Bulletin”.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Barbara Jenkins, NIOSH
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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Social Sciences
Government
Government Agencies
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services
United States Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Biological Sciences
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Accidents
Accident Prevention
Safety
Safety Management
Accidents, Occupational
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Exposure
Occupational Exposure
Maximum Allowable Concentration
Threshold Limit Values
Noise
Noise, Occupational
Waste Products
Industrial Waste
Health Occupations
Medicine
Specialties, Medical
Preventive Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Chemicals and Drugs
Chemical Actions and Uses
Toxic Actions
Environmental Pollutants
Air Pollutants
Air Pollutants, Environmental
Air Pollutants, Occupational
Industrial Waste
Inorganic Chemicals
Carbon Compounds, Inorganic
Carbon Monoxide
Gases
Carbon Monoxide
Oxygen Compounds
Oxides
Carbon Monoxide
Diseases
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Occupational Diseases
Poisoning
Gas Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases
Dermatitis
Dermatitis, Contact
Dermatitis, Occupational
Skin Diseases, Eczematous
Dermatitis, Contact
Dermatitis, Occupational
Health Care
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Organizations
Government Agencies
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services
United States Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Population Characteristics
Health
Occupational Health
Technology and Food and Beverages
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
Manufactured Materials
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