Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-466-85-17-1640: Federal Aviation Administration Facilities; Philadelphia: Pennsylvania and Westbury, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson, Kern E. ; Zey, John N.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for carbon- monoxide (630080), carbon-dioxide (124389), ozone (10028156), formaldehyde (50000), and organic solvents (SIC-4582) at the Philadelphia Airport Control Tower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control, Westbury, New York in October to November 1984, and March 1985. The evaluation was requested by the Federal Aviation Administration because of employee complaints of eye irritation and respiratory problems. The ventilation systems at both facilities were evaluated. An unspecified number of employees were interviewed. At the Philadelphia facility, carbon-dioxide exposures of up to 1,100 parts per million (ppm) were measured. A carbon-dioxide concentration of 1,000ppm or more was considered indicative of inadequate outside air supply. All other exposures were well below their relevant standards or non-detectable. Eye, skin, throat, and respiratory irritation were the most commonly reported symptoms. Problems in the design of the ventilation systems such as no outside air utilization during periods of extreme temperature and intakes and exhausts being located in the same area were noted. The authors conclude that a health hazard does not exist at either facility. The complaints probably stem from the ventilation systems. Recommendations include modifying and repairing the ventilation systems.
• Subjects:
  • Aircraft
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Formaldehyde
  • Inhalation Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Ozone
  • Safety
  • Solvents
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Author
  • NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation
  • NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report
  • Hazards-Unconfirmed
  • Airports
  • OSHA Region 2
  • OSHA Region 3
  • Inhalants
  • Air-sampling
  • Solvents
  More +
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA8446685171640
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  25 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Grass, Jacqueline
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00157549
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-203528
• 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 84-466-85-17-1640, 1985 Dec ; :1-25
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9)
  • Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
  • Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
  • Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  458 - Airports, Flying Fields, & Services - (SIC)
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172248/cdc_172248_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.07 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2d8c4aa04b3c4fee85801c5980220584c3041f0f11c584fa57acb68ac0d3d4c29b130dc4310b3f45883d29383f6dd9edfd3f5ac5ffd75f3bfb2f9ccd80506888