Hazards Associated with the Manufacture and Repair of Neon Lights

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• Personal Author:
  Ewers, Lynda M. ; Mortimer, Vincent D. ; Page, Elena H. ; Tharr, Dawn G.
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation from the owner of a small business that manufactures and repairs neon tubes for commercial signs or artwork. The owner (also the sole worker) was concerned about possible health effects related to his exposures to mercury, lead, and cadmium. In response to this request, a NIOSH industrial hygienist conducted a site visit. Full-shift, personal breathing zone (PBZ) air samples for mercury, lead, and cadmium were collected. Real-time air monitoring for mercury was conducted throughout the shop area. Wipe samples of the work tables were collected using moist cloth wipes for analysis of lead and other elements. In addition to the site visit, the worker's medical records, including a urine heavy metals screening, was reviewed by a NIOSH physician. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cadmium Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Lead Lighting Mercury Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Air-samples Cadmium-compounds Hazards Health-hazards Industrial-hygienists Lead-compounds Lighting-systems Mercury-compounds Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Small-businesses

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• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  1-9
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023812
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2003 Jan; 18(1):1-9
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH, Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Branch, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7b0d108bf70e396134af026648ee3255ec00b7180c4c86352dd886a8bfc85fcfa48d755b6cd862aab490df8d78e566de4a6ada603dbc2f425b0c496f732108e5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195958/cdc_195958_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 351.53 KB ]