2013 Annual Report: HHE

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Program 2013 annual report ; HHE 2013 annual report
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The mission of the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program is to respond to requests from employees, employers, and union representatives to evaluate potential health hazards in their workplace. These evaluations are done at no cost to the requestor. Once the evaluation is complete, recommendations are made on ways to reduce or eliminate identified hazards. Health Hazard Evaluations can help reduce hazards and create more healthful workplaces. Two hundred and thirty health hazards requests were addressed; 34 site visits were made; and outreach was achieved through various communications channels such as HHE website, letters, reports, presentations, and publications. Some hazards reported on: 1) We evaluated exposures and health effects at a poultry breading plant employing more than 400 workers; 2) We assessed heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems and other environmental controls at four homeless facilities; 3) We invited all employees of a midwestern, suburban school district to participate in an online survey about influenza (flu); and 4) We evaluated concerns about indoor lighting, indoor environmental quality, and job stress at a government call center. Recommendations We Made in 2013 for Common Problems: 1. Refer employees with a persistent rash to a dermatologist knowledgeable in occupational medicine. 2. Assess the building for water intrusion and damage and high relative humidity. Correct these upon discovery. 3. Sample the air for chemicals after adding local exhaust ventilation. 4. Provide disposable shoe covers and on-site laundering of work clothes to prevent take-home lead contamination. What We Are Looking At in 2014: 1. Musculoskeletal disorders in poultry processing workers. 2. Dried primary sludge exposures at an advanced wastewater treatment facility. 3. Air quality during aircraft engine overhaul, repair, and testing. 4 . Isocyanate and heavy metal exposures at an aircraft restoration facility. 5. Exposures to synthetic cannabinoids in "spice" clandestine laboratories. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Animals Communicable Diseases Education Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Food Industry Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Promotion Influenza, Human Lighting Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Protective Clothing Public Health Risk Assessment Safety Safety Management Skin Staff Development Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Urogenital System Ventilation Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Occupational hazards; Occupational exposure; Health-hazards; Health-programs; Health-services; Occupational-health; Occupational-health-programs; Occupational-safety-programs; Safety-programs; Surveillance-programs; Medical-monitoring; Work-environment; Workplace-monitoring; Worker health; Worker safety; Workplace studies; Public-health; Environmental exposure; Environmental hazards; Field Study; Occupations; Information dissemination; Recommendations; Poultry; Animals; Reproduction; Employee exposure; Health effects; Emergency shelters; Heating systems; Air conditioning; Air conditioning equipment; Ventilation equipment; Ventilation systems; Environmental control; Environmental control equipment; Influenza; Health surveys; Education; Indoor environmental quality; IEQ; Indoor environments; Lighting; Lighting systems; Job stress; Dermatology; Skin infections; Building ventilation; Exhaust ventilation; Take-home toxins; Protective clothing
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2014 Jul; :1-11
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  11 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050323
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9acf5e9dffb9ac517a80d9f747aaa08864d89083ef28a85e3581d58d8ae9603c34266f9e776b52f492f391c8ce661d80e8a0f829e90583d8065bccb13b14e0d2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/27405/cdc_27405_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.34 MB ]