Health Hazard Evaluation Program: 2018 Annual Report

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• 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 twenty-one health hazards requests were addressed; 32 site visits were made; one international work done in Guyana; and 20,299 reports were downloaded. Outreach was achieved through various communications channels such as websites, databases, facebook, presentations, and peer-reviewed publications. Some hazards reported on were: 1) Evaluation of Exposure to Metals, Flame Retardants, and Nanomaterials at an Electronics Recycling Company; 2) Characterizing Exposures During Laser Tattoo Removal in a Hospital Dermatology Center; 3) Opioid Investigations and Key Recommendations for Emergency Responders; 4) Evaluation of Exposure to a New Cleaning and Disinfection Product and Symptoms Among Hospital Employees; and 5) Ergonomic Evaluation of Pharmacy Tasks. Our Followback Program - After an evaluation, we conduct mailed surveys, phone calls, and return visits to get feedback from the workplace about their experience. Also, there are some new specialty publications: 1) Poster - Controlling Health Hazards When Working with Nanomaterials; 2) New Fact Sheets - a) What Wildland and Structural Fire Fighters Need to Know about Rhabdomyolysis, and b) Rhabdomyolysis in Wildland and Structural Fire Fighters: A Patient Population at Risk; and 3) New Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment Tools - Dampness and Mold in School and General Buildings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Disinfectants Electrical Equipment And Supplies Emergency Responders Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Ergonomics Firefighters Fires Fungi Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Health Promotion Metals Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Preceptorship Public Health Recycling Safety Safety Management Substance-Related Disorders Tattooing Wildfires Workplace

  More +
• 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; Emergency responders; Information dissemination; Recommendations; Safety monitoring; Safety education; Indoor environmental quality; IEQ; Molds; Fire fighting; Fire fighters; Fire hazards; Fire retardants; Wildfires; Muscle function; Muscle tissue; Metals; Tattooing; Lasers; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Recycling; Electronic components; Electronic equipment; Drug abuse; Drugs; Ergonomics; Disinfectants; Cleaning compounds; Health care personnel
• 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, 2019 Apr; :1-12
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• 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:
  12 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056401
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/137453/cdc_137453_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.09 MB ]