Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 79-26-614: Detroit Free Press: Detroit, Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Donohue, Michael T. ; Ruhe, Raymond L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Breathing zone and general area samples were collected at the Detroit Free Press (SIC-2711), Detroit, Michigan on March 30 and 31, 1979. An authorized representative of approximately 80 employees from Local Number 13, International Printing and Graphic Communication Union and Newspaper Printing and Graphic Communication requested the evaluation to determine worker exposures to paper dust, oil mist, and inorganic lead (7439921) in the press and reelroom. Forty three employees completed medical questionnaires and 18 received blood lead tests. All blood samples for lead were in the normal range (40 micrograms of lead per 100 grams of blood). All environmental samples were at or below the OSHA standard for lead of 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cum), oil mist (5mg/cum), and total particulates (15mg/cum). Noise levels were between 100 and 105 decibels throughout the pressroom. The authors conclude that a health hazard did not exist at the time of the survey, but there is evidence of a potential noise hazard. Recommendations resulting from the survey include institution of a lead monitoring program, installation of sound absorbing and baffling devices in the pressroom, provision of audiometric testing and preemployment physical examinations, and development of health and safety programs. Ventilation systems should be serviced regularly, and worker and workplace hygiene practices should be improved. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Blood Dust Ear Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Labor Unions Lead Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Particulate Matter Printing Safety Sense Organs Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-monitoring Air-quality-measurement Airborne-particulates Blood Lead Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-79-26-614 Inorganic Lead Medical-screening NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Noise Noise-pollution Oil Mist OSHA Region 5 Paper Dust Press And Reelroom Printers Printing-trades Sound-damping Total Particulates Toxic-substances Unions

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7926614
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Detroit (MI) ; OSHA Region 5
• 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
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Schutte, Norbert P. ; Kominsky, John R. ; Woodruff, Jackie
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091898
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-163116
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 79-26-614, 1979 Sep ; :1-13
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2711 - Newspapers - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:038a3e196c56adc87c1e60d0ecd1aa794508ad7d222ffb2e871d8a8ee81387dbca826d039e1f3a6c32b107a236e1b55b7d6fad23e4b77022c6ea49ec89d78143
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173755/cdc_173755_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.32 MB ]