Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-313-1534: Municipal Court Section, City of Englewood; Englewood, Colorado

Pryor P; Thoburn, Theodore W.; Koons RK

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHETA833131534

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-313-1534: Municipal Court Section, City of Englewood; Englewood, Colorado

1985/08/01
By Pryor P ; Thoburn, Theodore W. ; Koons RK
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Pryor P ; Thoburn, Theodore W. ; Koons RK

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Environmental air samples were analyzed for formaldehyde (50000) at the Municipal Court Office (SIC-9211), Englewood, Colorado in April, July and December, 1983 and March, 1984. The evaluation was requested by the county health department to investigate employee reports of respiratory disorders, eye and skin irritation, and a low platelet count in one employee. Six employees were given questionnaires in April, 1983. Reported symptoms included upper respiratory and eye irritation and dermatitis. A temperature survey was conducted in July, 1983. The pattern of symptoms suggested that the cabinet containing non carbon paper was the source of the problems; the paper forms contained formaldehyde. Airborne formaldehyde concentrations ranged from nondetectable to 0.05 milligram per cubic meter (mg/m3). The OSHA standard for formaldehyde is 3.6mg/m3. Temperatures were 77 to 80 degrees-F in the vicinity of the forms cabinet when the outside temperature was 87 degrees. Indoor relative humidity was 29 to 36 percent. The authors conclude that a potential health hazard to the employees exists. Formaldehyde liberated from the carbonless copy paper stored in the cabinets heated by one of the heating systems is the probable cause of the irritative symptoms. Recommendations include moving the copy paper storage area and installing ventilation to reduce heat buildup.
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Eye Eye Foreign Bodies Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs, Injuries Skin Skin Diseases
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Air-monitoring Analytical-methods Carbonless Copy Paper Eye-irritants Eye And Skin Irritation Formaldehyde Hazards-Confirmed HETA-83-313-1534 Justice, Public Order, And Safety NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Office-workers OSHA Region 8 Platelet Count Respiratory-irritants Respiratory Disorder Temperature Effects
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Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
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Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
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https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA833131534
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Text
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Field Study
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Colorado ; OSHA Region 8

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
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Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-19
NIOSHTIC Number:

00146175
NTIS Accession Number:

PB86-191244
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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 83-313-1534, 1985 Aug; :1-19
CAS Registry Number:

Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
Federal Fiscal Year:

1985
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False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

9211 - Courts - (SIC 1987)
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HETA-83-313-1534
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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