Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-456-1075: U.S. Bulk Mail Center; St. Louis, Missouri

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• Personal Author:
  Lee, Stephen A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Noise and diesel exhaust at the Trailer Yard, United States Bulk Mail Center (SIC-4311), St. Louis, Missouri were investigated. Thirteen tractor trailer operators were employed at the time of the study. The study was requested by the safety manager and was performed between November 23 and 24, 1981. Personal breathing zone samples were collected, noise levels were measured, and workers were interviewed to pinpoint health problems. No particulate and gaseous sulfates and sulfites, nitric-oxide (10102439), nitrogen-dioxide (10102440), or carbon-monoxide (630080) were detected in the breathing samples. Noise levels ranged from 80.4 to 84.8 decibels compared to a NIOSH average noise limit of 85 decibels. None of the drivers reported health problems at the time of the study but four of ten said they thought that diesel exhaust probably caused eye irritation, particularly during hot and windless summer weather. The author concludes that no hazard exists from either noise levels or exhaust exposure. However, a noise monitoring program is recommended since noise levels closely approached the NIOSH recommended limit. Also, diesel engines should be thoroughly warmed up in an area that is well away from the docking area.
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Ear Environmental Monitoring Nitrogen Oxides Noise Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Carbon Monoxide Diesel-emissions Diesel Exhausts Employee-exposure Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-81-456-1075 Industrial-hygiene Motor-vehicles NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Noise-exposure OSHA Region 7 Oxides Of Nitrogen Postal-employees U.S. Postal Service

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA814561075
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  13 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00130079
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-199455
• 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 81-456-1075, 1982 Mar ; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitric oxide (CAS RN 10102-43-9) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Editor(s):
  Woodruff, Jackie
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4311 - U.S. Postal Service - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b23965336b832613c581a90fed01a92ea34b1ef74cca356eb2cdf3c7e54ae62505ebfe563d1f5b7e60b601bc75de83c5cf0caaa949ef055bfbd9948aaf65253f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172957/cdc_172957_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.73 MB ]