Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-93-1000-2406: Ithaca City School District; Transportation Department, Ithaca, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Donovan, Beth A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the local section of the National Education Association (NEA), an investigation was begun into possible exposures to diesel exhaust, solvents, and brake pad asbestos (1332214) fibers at the Transportation Department of the Ithaca City School District (SIC -4151), Ithaca, New York. To determine exposures to diesel exhaust, elemental carbon (7440440) samples were collected. The garage and office area of the building revealed levels of carbon which were of concern, given that NIOSH considers diesel exhaust to be a potential human carcinogen. Even though no painting or brake pad procedures were underway at the time of the study, recommendations were made for establishing a paint booth or local exhaust ventilation system to control organic vapor exposures. Asbestos exposures have been documented at other similar sites by NIOSH investigations. Workers smoked in the building, and there was no ventilation, and no smoking policy in place. The author concludes that a health hazard may exist from exposure to diesel exhausts. The author recommends specific measures to reduce exposures.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Asbestos Automobiles Carcinogens Environmental Health Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Safety Smokers Tobacco Products Vehicle Emissions

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• Keywords:
  Asbestos-fibers Automobile-repair-shops Cigarette-smoking Diesel-exhausts Diesel Exhaust Elemental Carbon Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Hazard-Confirmed HETA-93-1000-2406 Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Mechanics NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic Solvents OSHA Region 2 Paint School Buses Transportation Department

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9310002406
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  35 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Kinnes, Gregory M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00219662
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-183498
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: 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 93-1000-2406, 1994 Mar ; :1-32
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4151 - School buses - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:30f8486ba05126f1f53bab9212fcf390ef1e91e7eab02ede9de4821ebc17f354d6e529ea26c187658021f4951813d098b8301b602bcf28e15732b350485791ed
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171392/cdc_171392_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.67 MB ]