Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 93–0818–2646: People Working Cooperatively, Cincinnati, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Gittleman, Janie ; Singal, Mitchell ; Sussell, Aaron L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the management of People Working Cooperatively (SIC-1521) (PWC), a nonprofit organization based in Cincinnati, Ohio, an evaluation was undertaken of possible hazardous lead (7439921) exposures occurring during renovation of homes with lead-based paint (LBP). Potentially hazardous lead exposures were measured during exterior dry scraping and wet scraping of LBP1 with maximum exposures of 120 and 63 micrograms/cubic meter, respectively. Sixty-eight of the full-time employees participated in a medical evaluation. Ten persons, all field personnel, had a blood lead level of 10 micrograms/deciliter (microg/dl) or greater. Four had levels of 15microg/dl or greater, with the highest being 17.5microg/dl. All of the 126 paint chip samples collected from 49 painted work surfaces in 15 homes had detectable lead, ranging from 0.0022 to 58%. Twelve surface dust samples collected on floors in six homes during renovation on average had lead loadings hazardous to children. The authors conclude that there were potentially hazardous exposures during wet and dry scraping
  
  these tasks were infrequently performed. The average surface levels in homes undergoing renovation were potentially hazardous to young children. Surface levels in the workers' personal vehicles were also potentially hazardous.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Dust Environmental Pollution Metals, Heavy Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Chemical Test Kits Construction Dust-analysis Environmental-contamination General Contractors-Single-Family Houses Hazard-Confirmed Heavy-metals HETA-93-0818-2646 Home Renovation Lead-based Paint Lead Exposure NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 5 Remodeling

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9308182646
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• 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:
  16 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Abundo, Maria ; Blythe, Ellen E. ; Burton, Nancy C. ; Cook, Calvin K. ; Esswein, Eric J. ; Marlow, David A. ; Krake, Ann M. ; Reh, Beth D. ; Waltzer, Samuel ; Miller, Aubrey ; Mickelsen, Leroy
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00239442
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB98-115892
• 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 93-0818-2646, 1997 Jul ; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1521 - Single-family housing construction - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a6a12e18fdbe1931a1bf4679182b53da7c9fa9889591be5f5d7cff248ecb1de138153cce80b89eeab55e47674dfe96e53aa5c7b3e46ea5a923dc3c2bf6d1849d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171097/cdc_171097_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 228.20 KB ]