Alert: Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Small Gasoline-Powered Engines and Tools

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• Alternative Title:
  Alert: Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Small Gasoline-Powered Engines and Tools [English]
• Personal Author:
  Ehlers, Janet J. ; McCammon, Jane B. ; O'Brien, Dennis M. ; Earnest, Gary Scott ; Mickelsen, Ronald Leroy ; Woebkenberg, Mary L. ; Flesch, Jerome P. ; Hawkes, Alison ; McKenzie, Lyle E. ; Leland, Elizabeth ; Stein, Edward ; Leukroth, Richard ; Girman, John
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Because of the risk of carbon-monoxide (630080) (CO) poisoning, this Alert provides a warning not to use equipment and tools which are powered by gasoline engines inside buildings or spaces which are partially enclosed unless the engine itself can be placed outdoors and away from air intakes. Seven instances of CO poisoning of persons using small gasoline powered engines and tools are briefly described. The early warning signs of CO poisoning (headache, dizziness, and nausea) are nonspecific and may be mistaken for symptoms of other illnesses. CO poisoning causes confusion and weakness which can inhibit a person's ability to escape the hazardous environment. Health effects of CO poisoning, current standards and recommended guidelines, data summarizing CO poisonings, and information supporting the rapid buildup of CO are described and discussed. Recommendations for employers, equipment users, tool rental agencies, and tool manufacturers are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Carbon Monoxide Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Equipment Design Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Construction-Search Construction-workers Equipment-operators Exhaust-gases Fuels Hand-tools Occupational-exposure Protective-measures Safety-measures Toxic-gases

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  NIOSH Alert
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00235012
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-147078
• Citation:
  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, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-118, 1996 Nov; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:845fa9b0dd2839e45b60432325c9fcbc4ed94058ee73a402cbf85f7b7d8a8f1a00e09202512ed301f5905fc6eb27755953d0eddbb700a7705318f3140466ec78
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/113633/cdc_113633_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 291.23 KB ]