Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-048-1347: National Jewish Hospital; Denver, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Pryor, Paul D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental samples were analyzed for formaldehyde (50000) at National Jewish Hospital (SIC-8221), Denver, Colorado, in December 1982 and January 1983. The survey was requested by a representative of the hospital on behalf of animal research workers because of concerns about exposures to formaldehyde vapors. Personal and general area air samples were taken and analyzed. Employees were interviewed and medical questionnaires were completed. Concentrations of formaldehyde ranged from 0.18 to 1.45 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3). The highest sample exceeded the NIOSH standard of 1.2mg/m3. An inadequate ventilation system was discovered in the area of highest concentration. Symptoms reported on the questionnaires were: eye, nose, and throat irritations
  
  coughing
  
  lung irritation
  
  and chest tightness. The author concludes that on the basis of the allergenic and carcinogenic properties of formaldehyde, a health hazard exists in the animal research laboratory. It is recommended that local exhaust ventilation be installed, and worker contact with formaldehyde be minimized. The hazards for formaldehyde exposure should be known to all workers.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Formaldehyde Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Air-sampling-techniques Animal Pulmonary Research Bronchoalveolar Lavage And Histologic-Morphometric Analysis Clinical-symptoms Colleges, Universities, And Professional Schools Formalin Hazard-Confirmed HETA-83-048-1347 Lung Fixation NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 8

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA830481347
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  11 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134184
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-163426
• 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 83-048-1347, 1983 Aug ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Editor(s):
  Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8221 - Colleges and universities - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:de0566da04c70a191181e151eabedc8b3c5f405e8f68e69248286c026d6975dce3388146e593d0507d4c37c97d54c67fca8ef9711d77456725aa2cdc18456575
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172882/cdc_172882_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.48 MB ]