Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-93-606-2336: National Centers for Environmental Health; Fairbanks, Alaska

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• Personal Author:
  Buchta, Teresa M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the National Centers for Environmental Health (NCEH), NIOSH investigated occupational exposures to methyl- tert-butyl-ether (1634044) (MtBE), benzene (71432), xylene (1330207), toluene (108883), and carbon-monoxide (630080) (CO) at worksites where workers were exposed to gasoline (8006619) and exhaust emissions. Eleven facilities in Fairbanks were surveyed during February of 1993, including automobile dealerships, automotive repair facilities, service stations, and agencies in which workers were exposed during refueling and driving vehicles. Personal breathing zone and area air samples were collected for analysis. Exposure to toluene and xylene ranged from less than 0.03 to 2.99 parts per million (ppm) and from less than 0.02 to 15.7ppm, respectively. MtBE exposure levels ranged from less than 0.03 to 0.45ppm. Benzene concentrations ranged from 0.02 to 0.57ppm. Carbon-monoxide levels ranged from none detected to 69ppm. The author concludes that workers were exposed at these sites to potentially hazardous levels of benzene and carbon-monoxide. The author recommends measures to reduce worker exposures.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Automobiles Fuel Oils Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Automobile-repair-shops Automotive-exhausts Benzene Carbon Monoxide Fuels Gasoline Hazard-Confirmed HETA-93-606-2336 Maintenance Facilities For Motor Vehicle Passenger Transportation Mechanics Methyl Tert-butyl Ether MtBE NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Organic-vapors OSHA Region 10 Toluene Toxic-gases Xylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA936062336
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10
• 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00217007
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-133667
• 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 93-606-2336, 1993 Jul ; :1-34
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methyl tert-butyl ether (CAS RN 1634-04-4) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Gasoline (CAS RN 86290-81-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4173 - Bus terminal and service facilities - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6d6a94d4cc501faaa06959fb2a8562528b2c15d79a1c79617f8ebf25dc6b43d657901f3b812563db92ef63b73b11b980943681ac54acb1f64554de2ccabdb7c2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171462/cdc_171462_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 778.86 KB ]