Controlling diesel exhaust exposure inside firehouses

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• Personal Author:
  Baldwin, Tommy N. ; Hales, Thomas R. ; Niemeier, Maureen T.
• Description:
  Diesel exhaust in firehouses has been and continues to be a problem for many firefighters. A diesel-powered apparatus generates exhaust whenever it leaves or returns to a station. If not properly captured, this exhaust will enter not only the apparatus bay but also the firefighters' living quarters. As a result, firefighters can be exposed to diesel exhaust for a significant portion of their shifts. Scientific evidence suggests an association between lung cancer and occupational exposure to diesel exhaust emissions. Safety and health professionals at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have evaluated several fire stations for diesel exhaust through its Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) program. We address the health effects of diesel exhaust, the amount of diesel exhaust typically found in fire stations, and the controls and work practices that can reduce firefighters' exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Automobiles Carcinogens Emergency Responders Engineering Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Firefighters Fires Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Health Particulate Matter Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Safety Vehicle Emissions Ventilation Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Biological-effects Breathing-zone Control-technology Diesel-emissions Diesel-engines Diesel-exhausts Emergency-responders Engineering-controls Exhaust-ventilation Exposure-assessment Fire-fighters Fire-fighting Fire-hazards Health-hazards Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Lung-cancer Motor-vehicles Particulates Polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-analysis Work-environment Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  0015-2587
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Lay Publication
• 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
• Volume:
  164
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038402
• Citation:
  Fire Eng 2011 Feb; 164(2):63-64, 66, 68, 70-74
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Fire Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2e68ddeec84acd2f620020689c34214e810c47d8dc4816276d19113cc5d153db8a756c9fbeed6278e353f17a64d9d7f6e75bfc2c7cbca4b1146bd1f588f8637b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192122/cdc_192122_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 749.84 KB ]