Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 93-1110-2575: Martin County Courthouse and Constitutional Office Building, Stuart, Florida

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• Personal Author:
  Martinez, Kenneth F. ; Weber, Angela M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Martin County Board of County Commissioners, an investigation was begun into possible exposure to toxicogenic fungi during the renovation of microbiological contaminated areas of the Martin County Courthouse Complex (SIC- 9211) in Stuart, Florida. Severe contamination was present, consisting predominantly of Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Stachybotrys. Due to occupant health complaints the Courthouse complex was not occupied. Prior to beginning remediation efforts, an initial environmental assessment had been made in September of 1993, by NIOSH investigators. Follow up site visits were conducted in October and November. After completion, a final visit was made in June of 1994. Containment areas with dedicated supply and exhaust ventilation systems were used in the remediation activities. While containment areas reduced the dissemination of spores, potentially toxicogenic fungal spores were identified on 56% of the filter samples collected outside the containment areas. The authors conclude that workers were exposed to a potential health hazard during removal of the microbiologically contaminated building materials. The authors note that workers performing renovations in buildings contaminated with fungi may unknowingly put themselves and other occupants of the buildings at risk for exposure.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Construction Industry Dust Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Fungi Microbiology Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Bioaerosols Construction-workers Courts Dust-exposure Hazard-Confirmed HETA-93-1110-2575 IAQ IEQ Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Indoor Environmental Quality Microbial Contamination Microorganisms NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 4 Stachybotrys

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9311102575
• 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:
  17 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Blythe, Ellen E. ; Burr, Gregory A. ; Lonon, Miriam K. ; Mattorono, Dino A. ; Reh, Christopher M. ; White, Eugene
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00233167
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-124465
• 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 93-1110-2575, 1996 May ; :1-27
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9211 - Courts - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:918116d14b26dff2b1f81be9582ce129051daecf7af695002ceab92a6a73a3511489acdc698dcb6e778c3a07f4afcf8bca5372af69e49bfce594ad67c5ecdb46
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171184/cdc_171184_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 243.73 KB ]