2014 Annual Report: HHE

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The mission of the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program is to respond to requests from employees, employers, and union representatives to evaluate potential health hazards in their workplace. These evaluations are done at no cost to the requestor. Once the evaluation is complete, recommendations are made on ways to reduce or eliminate identified hazards. Health Hazard Evaluations can help reduce hazards and create more healthful workplaces. Two hundred and nine health hazards requests were addressed; 27 site visits were made; and outreach was achieved through various communications channels such as HHE website, letters, reports, facebook, presentations, and publications. Some hazards reported on: 1) We evaluated exposures and medical conditions at an aircraft engine services facility; 2) We evaluated musculoskeletal disorders and traumatic injuries among employees at a poultry processing plant; 3) The removal of some employees of a firing range and gun store that had been diagnosed with lead poisoning and were medically removed from the workplace by an occupational physician; and 4) We assessed fire fighters' exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other aromatic hydrocarbons during controlled structure burns. What They Are Saying - Our Followback Program - After an HHE is complete, we do phone conferences and surveys. We collect information to help us evaluate the impact of our program. This report contains quotes from stakeholders who commented in 2014 on our evaluation at their workplace and also quotes from our Ebola responders.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Movements Aluminum Silicates Copper Dust Metals Metal Workers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Safety

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• Keywords:
  Aircraft Engines Aromatic Hydrocarbons Ebola Virus Disease Emergency Responders Environmental Exposure Environmental Hazards Ergonomics Field Study Fire Fighters Fire Fighting Firing Ranges Food Processing Industry Food Processing Workers Health-hazards Health-programs Health-services Information Dissemination Lead Lead Poisoning Medical-monitoring MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Occupational Exposure Occupational Hazards Occupations Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Poultry Industry Poultry Workers Public-health Recommendations Safety-programs Surveillance-programs Traumatic Injuries Work-environment Worker Health Worker Safety Workplace-monitoring Workplace Studies

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050321
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2015 Jul; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181716/cdc_181716_DS1.pdf
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