ID#: 9617
Caption:
Hooded melting pot in foundry with ventilation hood not in place nor turned on, 1947. Original caption: “Pacific Car & Foundry Company, Renton, Washington. Fumes from Electric Steel Furnace. When no Ventilation is Used. Fumes Were Particularly Bothersome to Crane Operators. Note the Ventilating Hood Raised to Allow Passage of Crane.” The photograph highlights the exhaust ventilation system of the operation. In the World War II years, personal protective equipment was the main way to protect workers from hazardous dusts and fumes, because engineering controls, such as ventilation systems, were too expensive to implement. After the war, it was more economically feasible for industries to install such exposure controls. The U.S. Public Health Service Industrial Hygiene Division surveyed industries such as this one around the nation after the war, to learn about and to show others improved and inadequate industrial safety and health practices.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Barbara Jenkins, NIOSH
Creation Date: 1947
Photo Credit: U.S. Public Health Service, Industrial Hygiene Division
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