Health Hazard Evaluation Program: Evaluation of Potential Hazards During Growing and Manufacture of Cannabis Products at an Indoor Cultivation and Retail Facility [HHE- 2019-0107-3412]

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• Alternative Title:
  Evaluation of Potential Hazards During Growing and Manufacture of Cannabis Products at an Indoor Cultivation and Retail Facility
• Personal Author:
  Burton, Nancy Clark ; Tomasi, Suzanne ; Green, Brett J. ; Lemons, Angela R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Management at an indoor cannabis cultivation facility requested a health hazard evaluation of potential hazards associated with the harvesting, trimming, processing, and manufacturing of products for medicinal and recreational use. They were specifically concerned about exposures to dust, ozone, cannabis compounds, and microbial contaminants such as endotoxin and fungi. Management also asked for an evaluation of work practices that could lead to increased exposures. The main facility was a large single-story building with an adjacent retail area. The building contained grow rooms (greenhouses), a mother room for the original plant strains, harvesting and drying rooms, laboratory facilities for quality control and extraction, production areas, a waste processing area, and a separate loading dock. The waste processing and loading dock areas had elevated ceilings.
• Subjects:
  Cannabis Endotoxins Fungi Musculoskeletal Diseases Noise Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Cannabinoids Cultivation Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol Acid Particles Terpenes THC THCA
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  44 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070975
• Citation:
  NIOSH [2025]. Evaluation of potential hazards during growing and manufacture of cannabis products at an indoor cultivation and retail facility. By Burton NC, Tomasi S, Green B, Lemons A. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2019-0107-3412, https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2019-0107-3412.pdf.
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cannabis (CAS RN 8063-14-7) ; Tetrahydrocannabinol (CAS RN 1972-08-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  111419 - Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:de04bc2f7a2c1f573d45fde89a6e52611e9e8e01dadf17a2f095a1d879c0be841223d47ae1c269c264c7c8d83fd8856440d590e079fec96a9c11e87313e0685b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232212/cdc_232212_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]