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Evaluation of Exposures to Metals and Flame Retardants at an Electronics Recycling Company
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2019/09/01
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Source: Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 2017-0013-3356, 2019 Sep; :1-71
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Description:The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from an electronics recycling company. The managers were concerned about exposure to metals and flame retardants while recycling electronics. Our evaluation included collecting air, handwipe, and blood samples for flame retardants and metals. We also collected urine samples to evaluate flame retardant exposure. We found some flame retardants typically associated with electronics in the air, on employees' hands, in their blood, and in their urine. Surface wipe samples for flame retardants indicated that flame retardants were present in the workplace. Some employees had levels of lead in their blood above the CDC reference level of 5 micrograms per deciliter. Two personal air samples for silver were above occupational exposure limits. Our handwipe sampling demonstrated that there was potential for take-home contamination of lead and other metals. We observed incorrect respirator use and dry sweeping. Among several recommendations, we recommended blood lead level testing for all processing employees in the shred building, providing employees with a lead-removing product to wash their hands, retraining employees on the proper wear and use of respirators, and prohibiting dry sweeping to clean work areas. We also recommended the company ensure employees leave work-issued clothing and shoes at work, and that work-issued clothing is laundered on-site or through a contract laundry service.
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Pages in Document:78 pdf pages
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Contributor:Booher, Donald E.;Calafat, Antonia, Grant, Michael;Gowda, Shilpa;Hamilton, Cheryl;Jayatilaka, Nayana;Jones, Richard;Mackenzie, Barbara;Moore, Kevin;Ospina, Maria;Robertson, Shirley;Deborah, Sammons;Sjödin, Sandreas;Watts, Shawna;
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NIOSHTIC Number:20057279
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2020-100139
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Citation:NIOSH [2019]. Evaluation of exposure to metals and flame retardants at an electronics;recycling company. By Ramsey JG, Grimes GR, Beaucham CC. Cincinnati, OH: U.S.;Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,;National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2017-0013-3356,;
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Resource Number:HHE-2017-0013-3356
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