Occupational Safety and Health and Illicit Opioids: State of the Research on Protecting Against the Threat of Occupational Exposure

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander-Scott M ; Basham C ; Broadwater K ; Casagrande R ; Cerles A ; Chiu, Sophia ; Greenawald L ; Hirst D ; Knuth M ; Roberts J ; Rush M ; Snawder, John E. ; Weber, Angela M.
• Description:
  The nationwide opioid crisis continues to affect not only people who use opioids but also communities at large by increasing the risk of accidental occupational exposure to illicit opioids. In addition, the emergence of highly potent synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and carfentanil increases the need to protect workers who may encounter unknown drug substances during job activities. To support the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Opioids Research Gaps Working Group, we examined the state of the literature concerning methods to protect workers against accidental occupational exposure to illicit opioids, and have identified unmet research needs concerning personal protective equipment, decontamination methods, and engineering controls. Additional studies are needed to overcome gaps in technical knowledge about personal protective equipment, decontamination, and control methods, and gaps in understanding how these measures are utilized by workers. Increasing our knowledge of how to protect against exposure to illicit opioids has the potential to improve occupational health across communities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Substance-Related Disorders Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Opioids Control Methods Decontamination Drug Abuse Drugs Exposure Occupational Personal Protective Equipment PPE Protection Protective Measures Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  315-329
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063364
• Citation:
  New Solut 2021 Nov; 31(3):315-329
• Contact Point Address:
  Casey Basham, Gryphon Scientific LLC, 6930 Carroll Ave #810, Takoma Park, MD 20912
• Email:
  cbasham@gryphonscientific.com
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carfentanil (CAS RN 59708-52-0) ; Fentanyl (CAS RN 437-38-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ce934c7acb49d3fe6cb077597b3a2861c8128fb05aae1c393ab35ac3d7b1999385e74211b7672ef33718ffe25763d18da886cd3e41bcac1b1270f95338b23aab
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226439/cdc_226439_DS1.pdf
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