Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 94-0422-2622: Martin County Administration Building, Stuart, Florida

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• Personal Author:
  Martinez, Kenneth F. ; Trout, Douglas B. ; Weber, Angela M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request, a health hazard evaluation was conducted at the Martin County Administration Building (SIC-9532), Stuart, Florida. One worker had been diagnosed with an immune deficiency, believed to be related to the work environment. The building was a four-story structure with approximately 65,000 square feet of floor area. Two roof tops single packaged 7.5-ton air conditioning units were placed at the time of construction. In 1987, approximately 50 zoned fan coil units were placed above the suspended ceiling. Bulk samples were collected from the various heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, which revealed potential fungal reservoirs in certain areas. The air samples collected for culturable fungi and fungal spores did not demonstrate dissemination from these reservoirs. Volatile organic compounds were not identified which could be associated with any of the symptoms the occupants were having, including headache, tiredness, rhinitis, sinus congestion, and respiratory symptoms. Elevated carbon-dioxide (124389) levels suggested that inadequate levels of outdoor air were being introduced into some of the occupied areas of the building. The authors conclude that reported health complaints and symptoms could not be associated with any causative agent present during the survey. The authors recommend that a comprehensive preventive maintenance program be instituted for the air conditioning systems.
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Fungi Microbiology Mycoses Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  (VOC) Air-quality-monitoring Bacteria Bioaerosols Carbon Dioxide Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-94-0422-2622 Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Indoor Environmental Quality Insufficient Outdoor Air Microorganisms Mycotoxins NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Office-workers OSHA Region 4 Spores Ventilation-systems 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/NIOSHHETA9404222622
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• 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:
  Marlow, Kate L.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00238173
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-206270
• 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 94-0422-2622, 1997 Jan ; :1-24
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9532 - Urban and community development - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f7169cc3d29b2a25390044db69cd5d1c354cc0842bee74c267db69d7da10e013c3436c3e6f20a9f8dc18ca8f68e099f1fdd6dbb192042a459a78185cced0f445
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171112/cdc_171112_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 284.05 KB ]