Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HHE-80-249-833: Robert W. Olson, D.D.S.; Conifer, Colorado

Details

• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and personal air samples were analyzed for nitrous- oxide (10024972) and mercury (7439976) at a private dental office (SIC-8021), in Conifer, Colorado on January 8, 1981. The evaluation was requested by the dentist on behalf of an unspecified number of employees. Direct reading area samples revealed breathing zone nitrous-oxide concentrations exceeding 1000 parts per million (ppm) during anesthetic administration, and background concentrations of 200ppm approximately 1 hour after administration. The NIOSH recommended standard for nitrous oxide is 25ppm. Mercury concentrations were well below the OSHA standard of 0.1 milligram per cubic meter. The author concludes that a health hazard from nitrous-oxide does exist at this office and recommends the installation of a nitrous-oxide scavenging system, worker education, ventilation improvements, and routine maintenance of all anesthetic and suction equipment.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80249833
• 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:
  12 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00115998
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-172107
• 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, HHE 80-249-833, 1981 March ; 1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitrous oxide (CAS RN 10024-97-2) ; Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Editor(s):
  Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8021 - Offices and clinics of dentists - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:098a06e2b03027f3c0c06aee5c0fa855c2ea4d3f65868c4f1035ff5c2563cf5f7558fc225d41960ee4c592c1566ba1b24c8c21966f6bd9b63bc265fa9a4598b4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173356/cdc_173356_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.09 MB ]