Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 97-0260-2716: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana

Kiefer, Max; Trout, Douglas B.; Wallace, Marjorie E.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHETA9702602716

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 97-0260-2716: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana

1998/11/01
By Kiefer, Max ; Trout, Douglas B. ; Wallace, Marjorie E.
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

English

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Kiefer, Max ; Trout, Douglas B. ; Wallace, Marjorie E.

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Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

In response to a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) received on July 9, 1997, from the Machinist Union, New Orleans Metal Trades Council, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted an initial site visit on August 27, 1997, and a follow-up survey on October 21-23, 1997, at the Avondale Shipyards in Avondale, Louisiana. Dust from sandblasting, welding fumes, contaminants from burning paint, and various solvents associated with fiberglass work were potential exposures listed on the request. Health problems reported in the request included breathing problems and nose bleeds. An interim report describing the actions taken by NIOSH during the initial site visit, and providing preliminary findings and recommendations, was issued on September 23, 1997.
Subjects:

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Arsenic Dust Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Lead Occupational Health Paint Safety Solvents Welding
Keywords:

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Abrasive Blasting Air-sampling Air Sampling Contaminants Evaluation-criteria Exposures Hazard-Confirmed Health-hazard-evaluation Occupational-safety-and-health OSHA Region 6 Paints Sandblasting Ship Building And Repairing Site-visits Ventilation Welding-fumes Welding Fume
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
Subseries:

Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9702602716
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6

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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:

42 pdf pages
Contributor:

Gittleman, Janie;Herbert, Nichole;Lovell, Patricia;Sylvain, David C.;Ting, Sue;
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20000031
NTIS Accession Number:

PB99-145591
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 97-0260-2716. 1998 Nov;:1-46;
CAS Registry Number:

Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)

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Editor(s):

Arthur, Penny
Federal Fiscal Year:

1999
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

3731 - Ship building and repairing - (SIC)
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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