International hazard datasheet on occupation: flight attendant

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• Description:
  What is a Hazard Datasheet on Occupation? This datasheet is one of the international Datasheets on Occupations. It is intended for those professionally concerned with health and safety at work: occupational physicians and nurses, safety engineers, hygienists, education and information specialists, inspectors, employers' representatives, workers' representatives, safety officers and other competent persons. This datasheet lists, in a standard format, different hazards to which flight attendant may be exposed in the course of their normal work. This datasheet is a source of information rather than advice. With the knowledge of what causes injuries and diseases, is easier to design and implement suitable measures towards prevention. Who is a flight attendant? Flight attendant or cabin crew (also know as steward/stewardess, air host/hostess, cabin attendant) are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft and some military aircraft. What is dangerous about this job? 1. Hazard of exposure to cosmic radiation and ozone. 2. Injuries, burns, cuts, hitting against objects while standing and moving around during flight. 3. Danger of being exposed to infectious diseases. 4. Job related stress can occur due to nature of working environment. 5. Risk of suffering from motion sickness and hypoxia. 6. Hazards of being exposed to chemicals within aricraft. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aircraft Burns Chemistry Communicable Diseases Environmental Exposure Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Ozone Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Aircrews Air Hosts Author Keywords: Stewards Cabin Attendants Cabin Crew Chemical Properties Cosmic Radiation Exposure Levels Flight Personnel Hostesses Hypoxia Infectious Diseases Injuries Motion Sickness Stewardesses Stress

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• Publisher:
  University of Illinois Chicago
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048228
• Citation:
  Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division, 2014 Mar; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  International hazard datasheet on occupation: flight attendant
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ca9070000a57c1c70cc1a38cca93e7f6fa6397b672d2dfd74a3b34eadad88d1bdd2190d5ec99d6c0b4bbcb3cf10904122a9083234f054bcbfdc21e647eefaff8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203035/cdc_203035_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 447.06 KB ]