Details:

• Personal Author:
  Bresler, Faye T. ; Tubbs, Randy L.

  Bresler, Faye T. ; Tubbs, Randy L. Less -
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services of the State of Florida, an investigation was begun into possible hazardous working conditions at the A. G. Holley State Tuberculosis Hospital (SIC-8069), Lantana, Florida. The adequacy of the ventilation system in place at the hospital for control of nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis was evaluated. Measurements were taken of the air flow from supply and exhaust diffusers in patient rooms along with temperature and humidity readings. Air flow was examined between patient rooms and hallways and between hospital wards. Current employee infection control practices were reviewed. The results indicated that the ventilation systems did not provide adequate fresh air to all of the rooms located on the second and third floors. The authors conclude that deficiencies noted in the ventilation systems could contribute to the transmission of tuberculosis bacilli from infectious patients to other patients and staff. The authors recommend specific measures, including the redesigning of some patient rooms, a restructuring of part of the ventilation system, adequate inspection of the ventilation equipment, institution of a respirator policy, instruction in proper usage of germicidal ultraviolet lamps, consistency in the skin testing protocol, and upgrading of the record keeping system.
• Subjects:
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  Bacterial Infections Communicable Diseases Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Radiation Safety Tuberculosis Ultraviolet Rays
• Keywords:
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  Bacterial-infections Disease-transmission Hazard-Confirmed Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel HETA-92-215-2268 Infection Control Infectious-diseases NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 4 Specialty Hospitals, Except Psychiatric State Hospital TB Ultraviolet-radiation Ventilation
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA922152268
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4

  Florida ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
• 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:
  39 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Crandall, Michael S.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00213711
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB93-214021
• 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 92-215-2268, 1992 Nov;:1-34;
• Editor(s):
  Marlow, Kate L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8069 - Specialty hospitals except psychiatric - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171522/cdc_171522_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF-229.00 KB]