Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-205-1314: North Central Dialysis Centers; Chicago, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Daniels, William J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for formaldehyde (50000) at three facilities of the North Central Dialysis Center (SIC-8081), Chicago, Illinois in May and June of 1982. A representative of the center requested the evaluation because of employee concerns about formaldehyde exposure during the cleaning and disinfection of artificial kidney units. Breathing zone samples were analyzed by gas chromatography. Formaldehyde concentrations of 0.50 and 0.57 parts per million (ppm) were found at two of the facilities
  
  the formaldehyde concentration was below the detection limit at the third facility. The current OSHA standard for formaldehyde exposure is 3.0ppm. After equipment modifications and work procedure changes were instituted, a follow- up survey was conducted in December 1982. Only one sample had a formaldehyde concentration (0.84ppm) above the detection limit. The author concludes that although formaldehyde concentrations have been reduced, there is still a potential health hazard. He recommends improved ventilation of the working areas, covering of the units, and wearing of protective clothing.
• Subjects:
  • Dust
  • Formaldehyde
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Ventilation
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Author
  • NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation
  • NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report
  • Hazard-Confirmed
  • OSHA Region 5
  • Industrial-ventilation
  • Employee-exposure
  • Breathing-atmospheres
  • Industrial-medicine
  • HETA-82-205-1314
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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA822051314
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; 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:
  12 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Almaguer, Daniel
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134367
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-210889
• 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 82-205-1314, 1983 May ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8081 - Outpatient Care Facilities - (SIC)
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172859/cdc_172859_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.43 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5eac155b5390376dbe33af5f66bb30943ed3b97b0d9bc0b45b0e507a22fd9fa9887e80e698407baac0f443fba90f0cd2fc3247e4061b42d501d49a78292d9d74