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Evaluation of Occupational Exposure to Flame Retardants at Four Gymnastics Studios
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2017/09/01
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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 2014-0131-3268, 2017 Sep; :1-33
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Description:The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from the owner of gymnastics studios who was concerned about employee exposure to flame retardants from polyurethane foam blocks, mats, and other padded equipment. During the period of our evaluation, the owner thoroughly cleaned the gymnastics studios, and replaced the foam blocks in the in-ground pits with foam blocks reported by the manufacturer to be free of some types of flame retardants. We evaluated employee exposure to flame retardants and measured flame retardants in the polyurethane foam of mats, equipment, and old and new foam blocks. We found that levels of some flame retardants on employees' hands that were higher after work than before. Old foam blocks in the pits contained flame retardants (including polybrominated diphenyl ethers that were banned in new products starting in 2004). Mats and other padded equipment contained bromine, which is present in some flame retardants. New blocks did not contain polybrominated diphenyl ethers, but contained some of the other flame retardants that were also in the old blocks. Compared to windows outside the gymnastics area, windows inside had higher median levels of some flame retardants, including the types of flame retardants that were banned in 2004. We recommended the gymnastic studio owner continue the daily housekeeping program and periodic deep cleaning, use vacuums with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, and when replacing foam blocks and other equipment containing foam, look for materials without flame retardants.
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Pages in Document:40 pdf pages
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Contributor:Booher, Donald E.;Fey-O'Connor, Paula;Galloway, Ellen;Key-Schwartz, Rosa;La Guardia, Mark;Moore, Kevin;Wang, Chen;Watts, Shawna;
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NIOSHTIC Number:20050416
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2018-100062
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Citation:NIOSH [2017]. Occupational exposure to flame retardants at four gymnastics studios.;By Broadwater K, Ceballos D, Page E, Croteau G*, Mueller C. Cincinnati, OH:;U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and;Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2014-0131-3268,;
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Resource Number:HHE-2014-0131-3268
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