Health Hazard Evaluation Determination report no. HHE-76-6-294: J. A. Devine, D.D.S.: Cheyenne, Wyoming

Gunther BJ

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHHE766294

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Health Hazard Evaluation Determination report no. HHE-76-6-294: J. A. Devine, D.D.S.: Cheyenne, Wyoming

1976/05/01
By Gunther BJ
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Gunther BJ
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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A health hazard evaluation conducted at the J. A. Devine Dental Clinic (SIC-8021) in Cheyenne, Wyoming, indicates that concentrations of mercury (7439976) during the evaluation range from less than 0.01 microgram to 0.18 milligram per cubic meter, which is in excess of the NIOSH standard of 0.05 milligram per cubic meter and hence a potential health hazard to the employees. Recommendations include tightly closed capsules during amalgamation, removal of carpeting from dental operatories, salvaging all amalgam scraps and storing in a closed container with a layer of water over the amalgam, immediate vacuuming of spilled mercury using special vacuum cleaners fitted with charcoal filters, elimination of the hand squeezing of amalgam, and comprehensive medical examination of all employees including analysis of urine, and looking for specific symptoms of mercury absorption such as weight loss, sleeplessness, tremors, and personality change.
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Hazardous Substances Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
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Air-pollution Control-measures Dental Clinic Dentists Fillings Hazard-Confirmed Hazards Health-science-personnel Heavy-metals HHE-76-6-294 Inorganic Mercury Medical-personnel Mercury-vapors Nervous-system-disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication OSHA Region 8 Safety-measures Symptomatology Toxic-substances Urinalysis
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE766294
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Wyoming ; OSHA Region 8

Wyoming ; OSHA Region 8 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:

1-5
NIOSHTIC Number:

00057329
NTIS Accession Number:

PB89-166300
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 76-6-294, 1976 May; :1-5
CAS Registry Number:

Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
Federal Fiscal Year:

1976
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

8021 - Offices and clinics of dentists - (SIC 1987)
Resource Number:

HHE-76-6-294
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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urn:sha-512:27bb60c582acf5565a6d3f3e50afdd58bbb3bb27bd9afda4ed5e4640b55858f406caa767d937b3fb44ce8304e5429ff45cb328085adadf180668eb7e017eb474
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