Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-86-184-1719: Amtrack; Long Island City, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Hartle, Richard W. ; Hartle, Richard W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 817 requested a study be made to determine the potential exposure of workers at the Engine House associated with the AMTRAK New York Maintenance Facilities (SIC-4011), Long Island City, New York to polychlorinated-biphenyls (1336363) (PCBs). Full shift breathing zone and environmental air samples were collected. Monitoring of air quality was performed at work locations for a number of employees near and in the drop table pit area, the inboard inspection area, and at other work sites. All findings showed that any of the seven aroclors which may have been present were at less than detectable levels. Surface PCB contamination was determined in wipe samples as well taken from areas visibly contaminated with a viscous, oily residue. While the vast majority of the wipe samples gave no cause for concern, a relatively high PCB level of 252 micrograms/square meter was found in a visibly dirty area. The author concludes that there appears to be no hazard associated with the airborne PCBs within or near the AMTRACK Engine House. It is recommended that further efforts be made to clean up the drop table pit and the access pit for specific tracks. Until such cleanup is completed, workers entering these contaminated areas should dress in disposable outer clothing, impervious to PCBs.
• Subjects:
  Dust Occupational Health Railroads Safety
• Keywords:
  Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-86-184-1719 Locomotive And Rail-car Maintenance NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 2 PCB Polychlorinated-hydrocarbons Polychlorinated Biphenyls Railroad-industry Railroad-rails

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)   ; Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)  
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA) ; Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA861841719
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  15 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Conway, Kathy
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00165802
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB87-164174
• 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 86-184-1719, 1986 Aug ; :1-18
• CAS Registry Number:
  Polychlorinated biphenyl(s)-PCB(s) (CAS RN 1336-36-3) ; Polychlorinated biphenyl(s)-PCB(s) (CAS RN 1336-36-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4011 - Railroads, line-haul operating - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:582300762e96033f7f9e848e91c032c4ecaf0ae21f7c4428ba3b9f867c8a9aad38b0ed277a77638795f09b854fa0866822f37fb9ebdb574875ea7b08cde00b9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172167/cdc_172167_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 155.17 KB ]