Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 97–0291–2681: Immigration and Naturalization Service, San Ysidro, California

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• Personal Author:
  McCleery, Robert E. ; Morley, J. Clinton ; Tubbs, Randy L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On August 15, 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for health hazard evaluation at the San Ysidro Port of Entry (POE) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The request asked NIOSH to assess employee exposures to vehicle exhaust and noise. Reported health effects among INS inspectors included headaches, dizziness, breathing problems, and difficulty hearing. A site visit was conducted September 17-19, 1997, by NIOSH scientists including two industrial hygienists and a psychoacoustician. Personal air samples were collected for carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons, lead particulate, and noise exposures were measured. Area air samples were collected for carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, noise, carbon dioxide, temperature, humidity, and qualitative volatile organic compounds. A limited ventilation survey was also conducted as part of the initial site visit.
• Subjects:
  Ear Lead Noise Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Volatile Organic Compounds
• Keywords:
  Border Crossing Station Bronze-casting Carbon Monoxide Hazard-Confirmed Immigration And Naturalization Service Indoor-environment International Affairs Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 9 San Ysidro VOCs Volatile-organic-compounds

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9702912681
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  26 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Grote, Ardith A. ; McCleery, Robert E. ; Simpson, Kendria N.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000507
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB99-153801
• 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, HETA 97-0291-2681, 1998 Apr ; :1-35
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Arthur, Penny
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9721 - International affairs - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:01d114f65f6f913bce83edf4a318ddc398c7c1b33049551377edd70bbff486515fb8b0e61e82f9784f169dc82a794ebdaab9935a8825400d5b1c6102811a4f7f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171032/cdc_171032_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 258.57 KB ]