Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-228-1582: Schlegel Corporation; Rochester, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Boiano, James M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Radiofrequency radiation exposures were evaluated at Schlegal Corporation (SIC-2299), Rochester, New York in April and November 1984. The survey was requested by a union representative to evaluate occupational exposures from radiofrequency heat sealers. The facility used two heat sealers, both of which were unshielded, to manufacture vinyl molding. In the April survey, electric and magnetic field intensities ranged up to 66,000 Volts squared per square meter (V2/m2) and 0.057 amperes squared per square meter (Amp2)/m2, respectively. The OSHA standards are 40,000V2/m2 and radiofrequency radiation, respectively. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) standard is 3,770V2/m2 and 0.027Amp2/m2. The company retrofitted the heat sealers with shielding consisting of a box shaped enclosure around the press die constructed out of aluminum. The enclosure had flexible phosphor bronze contacts around its base. The November survey found maximum electric and magnetic field intensities reduced to 1,400V2/m2 and was effective in reducing radiofrequency exposures to below the ACGIH standard. The phosphor bronze contacts should be periodically checked and adjusted if necessary to prevent unnecessary leakage of radiofrequency radiation.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Radiation Safety Textile Industry
• Keywords:
  Biological-effects Hazards Hazards-Confirmed Heat Sealers HETA-84-228-1582 Medical-research Miscellaneous Textile Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 2 Radiofrequency Radiation Radiology Research Shielding Textiles-industry

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA842281582
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  14 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Jenkins, Sharon
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00153401
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-133733
• 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 84-228-1582, 1985 Apr ; :1-13
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2299 - Textile goods, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6cf3f9de06dc7a96dce1289fbe7477edaedeaeedf487b92545823d3e7849e2ca5ac63da50aea37943825c907e8ce44c178ba146cae8d4ad85c388a7785e87d5f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172277/cdc_172277_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.21 MB ]