Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 95-0273-2525: Advanced Occupational Health Services, Inc., Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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• Personal Author:
  Burr, Gregory A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a management request from Advanced Occupational Health Services, Inc. (SIC-8049), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, an investigation was begun into possible hazardous conditions at a satellite office located in Leitchfield, Kentucky. The concern was centered around the existing ventilation system and possible exposure to chemical contaminants off gassing from the carpeting and floor tiles. Measurements of carbon-dioxide (124389) levels indicated that adequate amounts of outside air were not being delivered to the worksite. The temperature measurements varied widely and were not within the comfort guidelines. Relative humidity levels were within comfort levels. Although trace amounts of some organic compounds were detected, the only quantifiable measurements were of ethanol (64175) at up to 2.2 parts per million (ppm) and isopropanol (67630) (up to 1.4ppm). None of the levels monitored were even close to exposure criteria. The author concludes that little outside air was introduced by the ventilation system, but exposures to organic chemicals in the air did not present an occupational hazard. The author recommends that improvements be made in the ventilation system.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Health Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-control Carbon Dioxide Hazard-Unconfirmed Health-care-personnel HETA-95-0273-2525 IAQ IEQ Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Offices And Clinics Of Health Practitioners, Not Elsewhere Classified Organic-compounds OSHA Region 4 Relative Humidity Temperature Total Volatile Organic Compounds Ventilation 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/NIOSHHETA9502732525
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; 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:
  19 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Blythe, Ellen E.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00230289
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB96-191721
• 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 95-0273-2525, 1995 Aug ; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Ethanol (CAS RN 64-17-5) ; Isopropyl alcohol (CAS RN 67-63-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8049 - Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:729260925c39dcb5edaedaf39315549799468da851f4279c819b17185dbc5482cc85754873bd28b968b0758cc9a57941c26a169542ad0913bc62a96ad33fe648
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171250/cdc_171250_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.09 MB ]