Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-326-1535: Liquid Disposal, Incorporated; Shelby Township, Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson, Kern E.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An evaluation of possible health effects among firefighters (SIC- 9224) in Shelby Township, Michigan, following a fire at Liquid Disposal Incorporated (a storage facility for waste oils, volatile, and semivolatile wastes) was conducted in July 1983. The evaluation was requested by the firefighter’s union out of concern for possible health effects and to obtain information about decontaminating personal protective gear and equipment. Particular concern was expressed for possible exposure to 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (51207319) (TCDD). A medical questionnaire was administered to 35 firefighters and 6 police officers who were at the fire site. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analyzed environmental samples, including water used to decontaminate the firefighter equipment, for TCDD, other dibenzo-p- dioxins, and dibenzofurans. The firefighters and police officers reported only minor health effects associated with smoke and fumes. One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. None of the samples contained TCDD, other dibenzo-p-dioxins, or dibenzofurans. The EPA authorized replacing the firefighters' clothing, gear, and equipment, as decontamination was impractical and too costly. The author concludes that no serious health effects have resulted from chemical exposures at the fire.
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Fires Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Chemical Decontamination Chemical Fires Fire-fighting Fire-fighting-equipment Fire-hazards Fire-prevention Fire-resistant-materials Fire Fighters Fire Protection Hazardous Waste Storage Sites Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-83-326-1535 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA833261535
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00144835
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-208312
• 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 83-326-1535, 1984 Nov ; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran (CAS RN 51207-31-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9224 - Fire protection - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f20110d0e90ce20e88eb92222d092e6aa08ea73d29a9abdb51098dd3985990314a6bc13e2e3054ffd9d5b1b06f98f1da1af4d233131af72c9b2eb2eed56ed7f5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172760/cdc_172760_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.97 MB ]