Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 81-180-1171: Robert A. Taft Laboratories, Cincinnati, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Hollett, Bruce A. ; Wilcox, Thomas G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Local 3840 of the American Federation of Government Employees at the NIOSH Robert A. Taft Laboratories (SIC-8922), Cincinnati, Ohio, an investigation was begun into possible hazards associated with working in the laboratory and animal facilities. There were about 80 Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences (DBBS) research workers who worked directly with toxic substances or hazardous physical agents. An initial walk-through evaluation was performed, and questionnaires completed for 328 laboratory and activity areas. Airborne exposure surveys were also conducted. Twenty-five performance evaluations of fume hood performance were conducted. The authors conclude that exposures to benzene (71432) in the clinical chemistry laboratory and to formaldehyde (50000) in the autopsy room and tissue preparation rooms were not at the lowest feasible level. A need was noted to improve the hazardous material management system including inventory control of procurement, storage, handling, and disposal. A physician should be designated to act as a consultant to the DBBS Safety Committee which, in conjunction with this medical consultant, should review present policies and procedures concerning the DBBS occupational health program and establish clear written policies regarding medical surveillance and immunization requirements of DBBS employees.
• Subjects:
  Animal Husbandry Animals Benzene Carcinogens Formaldehyde Laboratories Methylenebis(chloroaniline) Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Solvents Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Animal-husbandry Hazard-Confirmed Laboratory-workers MOCA NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 5 Research Laboratories Solvent-vapors Ventilation-systems

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA811801171
• 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:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  87 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00236835
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-224328
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 81-180-1171, 1982 Aug ; :1-85
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Editor(s):
  McDonald, Debra A.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8922 - Noncommercial Research Organizations - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c354ead3e5529ba8eff846e71898dbef0e8481db305baf0f39f34f35d1d2e569fc5a7ab18c4189f85b07bae84f1743e1544bbcc2811156d9bac7ca2f6ad9d85d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171142/cdc_171142_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.76 MB ]