Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-87-411-1972: Naval Weapons Support Center; Crane, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Klincewicz, Stephen L. ; Reh, Christopher M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Medical Department of the Naval Weapons Support Center (SIC-9711), in Crane, Indiana, an evaluation was made of possible hazardous working conditions at this site. The primary area of concern was Building 121 which contained an office and shop area located above a cafeteria. Soldering operations were performed without local exhaust ventilation in the shop area. Spray painting was also performed but was carried out in a spray paint booth with an exhaust system vented to the outside. Building 2516, a general office building, was also a concern. The possibility of formaldehyde (50000) exposure was also examined in Building 2958. Worker complaints included headache, nausea, sneezing and eye irritation along with thermal discomfort. Trace amounts of various solvents and wipe samples which indicated contamination with several metals were reported. Elevated levels of carbon-dioxide (124389) (CO2) indicated that two of the buildings studied needed increased inputs of fresh makeup air through the ventilation systems. Temperature and relative humidity readings in three building were outside guideline specifications. The authors conclude that, although they were unable to determine that a health hazard existed due to air contaminants, elevated CO2 levels indicate that more fresh air should be supplied by the ventilation systems. The authors recommend specific measures to improve ventilation, thermal comfort, and work practices.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Metals Occupational Health Safety Solvents Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Electronic Repair Formaldehyde Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-87-411-1972 Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Indoor Air Quality Metal-fumes Missile Control Systems National Security NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Office-workers Organic-solvents Organic Solvents OSHA Region 5 Soldering Solvent-vapors

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA874111972
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  22 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Seitz, Teresa A. ; Hills, Bruce W. ; Stock, Susan ; Linton, Victoria ; Jenkins, Sharon
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00190668
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB90-129073
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 87-411-1972, 1989 Jun ; :1-26
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9711 - National security - (SIC) ; 3662 - Radio and Tv Communication Equipment - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8395de1eab258d2c3a651b0d14ab7287232da7d91392ad5705dd2088d4cad37d6f3f8a994eee3f860b5486fe7625bb1667b39022a45f1d736a189e83b1fa4f72
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171813/cdc_171813_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 167.88 KB ]