Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-80-177-1166: Johnson Memorial Hospital; Stafford Springs, Connecticut

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• Personal Author:
  Baker, Dean B. ; McManus, Kevin P.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Possible health hazards associated with exposure to volatile amines used in the boiler system at Johnson Memorial Hospital (SIC-8062), Stafford Springs, Connecticut were evaluated. An employee representative requested the study which was performed throughout the period of July 1980 to March 1982. Over this 5-year period, employees had complained of such symptoms as eye irritation, itchy skin, headache, and upper respiratory irritation. The NIOSH evaluation was designed to sample for nitrogen containing compounds. Initially, hydrazine (302012) was found in the hospital air. Neither ozone, carbon-monoxide, nitrogen-oxides, ammonia, sulfur- dioxide, acetic-acid nor dimethyl-acetamide were found. When the hospital wing was reoccupied, employees reported no adverse health effects. The authors conclude that they were unable to positively identify any single causative agent for employee complaints. The presence of hydrazine could account for employee complaints. They recommend regular inspection of the ventilation system, (at monthly intervals), and repair of the rubber diaphragms that control the system.
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Hospitals Irritants Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Boiler Treatment Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-80-177-1166 Hospital Humidification Hydrazine Indoor Air Pollution Medical-personnel NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 1 Worker-health

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA801771166
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• 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:
  16 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00129885
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-149186
• 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 80-177-1166, 1982 Aug ; :1-13
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hydrazine (CAS RN 302-01-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8062 - General medical & surgical hospitals - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c07b0cb8079a9f1760132d1249e25733f3f85725b3f3236f720ee51eb0c3ddf384ec9956655834e6d098db1f5bd22eca013da2ab8d8a60343ba552ef4947c6c5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172972/cdc_172972_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.32 MB ]