Details:

• Personal Author:
  Ahrenholz, Steven H. ; Boxer, Peter A.

  Ahrenholz, Steven H. ; Boxer, Peter A. Less -
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Concern about upper respiratory irritation among workers at the Ohio Bell Switching Office (SIC-4811), Boardman, Ohio was investigated. Ohio Bell requested the study which was conducted on April 29, 1982. Six employees work at the office. An environmental and medical evaluation was conducted. Relative humidity in the office averaged 15 percent, below the 30 to 60 percent values recommended by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers. Ozone (10028156) concentrations were 0.02 parts per million (ppm) compared to the OSHA standard of 0.1ppm. The most frequent worker symptoms were soreness of the throat and nose and nasal and sinus congestion. These symptoms resolved when employees were away from work. The authors conclude that employees were exposed to exceptionally dry conditions which could contribute to upper respiratory irritation. The authors recommend that a humidification unit be installed in the ventilation system.
• Subjects:
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  Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
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  Air-quality-measurement Communication-workers Controlled-environment Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-82-238-1134 Humidity NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Office-equipment Office Environment OSHA Region 5 Ozone Respiratory-irritants Respiratory Irritation Telephone Communication, Wire Or Radio
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA822381134
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5

  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 Less -
• 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:
  00129631
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-139914
• 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 82-238-1134, 1982 Jun; :1-10
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6)
• Editor(s):
  Widener, Betty L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4811 - Telephone Communication - (SIC)
• Resource Number:
  HETA-82-238-1134
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  urn:sha-512:5878e1ff9ab03d6c8385b8fe7ff7f43779b36cb5de0c37969d90e8c6add26cdfb8b81476c6bd7536dbe71cc86d7aeda511062d2abb5621495b9e6c9ee18b8bb8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172979/cdc_172979_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF-2.75 MB]