COMMON INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS FOUND IN THE ARMY (continued)
TLV in mg/m3
Fumes
STEL
Typical Operations
Iron oxide fume
5
10
Arc and acetylene
welding
Cadmium oxide
0.05C
--
Silver brazing
fume
Welding and cutting on
cadmium plated surfaces
Copper fume
0.2
--
Silver brazing
Welding or cutting on
brass or bronze
Silver (soluble)
0.1
--
Silver brazing
Lead
0.15
--
Leading-in work on
vehicle bodies,
equipment, battery
terminals, and pipes.
Welding and cutting on
leaded steel..
Welding and cutting on
lead painted surfaces..
Weapons firing
Lead melting and casting
Zinc oxide fume
5.0
10
Silver brazing
Welding and cutting on
galvanized metals
--
Welding and cutting on
05 to .5
stainless steel
(many recognized
as carcinogens)
MD0165
C-4