Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-216-894: Central Bank of Academy Boulevard; Colorado Springs, Colorado

Details

• Personal Author:
  Pryor, Paul D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental air sampling was performed, blood samples were collected, and medical interviews were conducted on April 3 and March 2 and 6, 1981, at the Central Bank (SIC-6022) of Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to determine employee exposures to carbon-monoxide (630080). An unidentified individual requested an evaluation on behalf of approximately four workers in the drive-up teller booths. Occasional high carbon-monoxide concentrations in the 30 to 50 parts per million (ppm) range were found in one drive up booth. The OSHA 8-hour time weighted average standard for occupational exposure to carbon-monoxide is 50.0ppm. Carboxyhemoglobin concentrations did not increase substantially during the work period. Medical questionnaires revealed symptoms of headaches, dizziness, fatigue, eye irritation, and general irritation consistent with intermittent exposure to auto exhaust fumes. The author concludes that a health hazard from exposure to carbon-monoxide does not exist at this facility, but a potential hazard does exist for drive up booth workers. He recommends worker education, increased ventilation, carbon-monoxide monitoring, and other steps to reduce worker exposure to carbon-monoxide.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA81216894
• 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
• Contributor:
  Harris, John C.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00119091
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-262619
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 81-216-894, 1981 June ; 1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Editor(s):
  Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  602 - Commercial Banks - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d3493c26e8958629298548af207e88e33a6c349f9af13e62d282fb3859e5bc9bda8954bfb4ac1dc71c8a895ae1bff88c23f8c56c7a6758c502d34cbae4ef3ea1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173284/cdc_173284_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.04 MB ]