Evaluation of Potential Exposure to Carbon Monoxide and Metals

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• Personal Author:
  Brueck, Scott E. ; Chen L
• Description:
  The HHE Program responded to a request at a state vehicle maintenance garage. The request concerned potential exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) and metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead that may have accumulated on work surfaces throughout the garage. HHE Program investigators measured CO when vehicles were running in the garage and collected surface wipe samples for metals on work and nonwork surfaces. The investigators found that CO concentrations were well below occupational exposure limits. Arsenic was not detected in any of the surface wipe samples. Low concentrations of cadmium and relatively high surface lead concentrations were detected on the bench grinder and chain saw sharpener workbenches. Lead was either not detected or detected in trace concentrations on other work and nonwork surfaces. HHE Program investigators recommended that vehicles not be permitted to idle in the garage and that both garage doors be kept open and exhaust fans used when vehicles are running. Investigators recommended that managers ensure that the bench grinder and chain saw sharpener workbench surfaces are cleaned each day after use. Investigators recommended that employees remove personal protective equipment before using the break or kitchen areas and store it in a clean area when not in use. Employees should wash hands before eating, drinking, or smoking to prevent ingestion of lead and other metals. The final report is available at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2006-0336-3059.pdf. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Arsenic Automobiles Cadmium Dust Inorganic Chemicals Lead Metals Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Safety Vehicle Emissions

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• Keywords:
  Arsenic Arsenic-compounds Author Keywords: Regulation & Administration Of Transportation Programs Automobile-repair-shops Automotive-emissions Automotive-exhausts Cadmium Cadmium-compounds Cadmium-dust Carbon Monoxide Exhaust-gases Heavy-metals Lead Lead-compounds Lead-dust Metal-dusts Metallic-dusts Region-5 Surface Metals Vehicle Repair

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• 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:
  229-230
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035662
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2009 Apr; 15(2):229-230
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  926120 - Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs - (NAICS)
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:82d3c2e54022a844f6cb0b556db1f75649c0b50fe8def66b522828d78eef79932a4b60b88a0d15a76258f49444bfa084390bc4d20f77849dd161c1d9b204766b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187456/cdc_187456_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 432.95 KB ]