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Evaluation of Exposure to Metals at an Electronics Recycling Facility
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2018/05/01
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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 2016-0242-3315, 2018 May
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Description:The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from managers at an electronics recycling company. The request concerned possible employee exposures to flame retardants and metals associated with electronics. To evaluate these concerns, we collected air, hand wipe, surface, and blood samples for metals, and observed operations, work practices, and working conditions. None of the air samples exceeded occupational limits. We found lead and cadmium on the employees' hands after they had washed them. We found lead and cadmium in the employees' blood, but none of the employees' blood samples were above reference levels. We observed employees eating and drinking in the processing area and smoking as they unloaded electronics equipment. We identified a potential for take-home contamination with lead and other metals as indicated by the presence of metals on surface wipe samples in production and nonproduction areas where employees eat and drink. We recommended including all employees in a lead exposure prevention program, maintaining a respiratory protection program, providing employees with a lead-removing product to wash their hands, and prohibiting the use of compressed air to clean electronics.
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Pages in Document:36 pdf pages
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Contributor:Booher, Donald E.;Galloway, Ellen;Moore, Kevin;Robertson, Shirley;Sammons, Deborah;Slone, Jonathan;Watts, Shawna;
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:20051578
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2018-101263
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Citation:NIOSH [2018]. Evaluation of exposure to metals at an electronics recycling facility. By;Grimes GR, Beaucham CC, Ramsey JG. 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 2016-0242-3315,;
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