Health Hazard Evaluation Program: Evaluation of Metals Exposure in a Metal Powder Additive Manufacturing Facility [HHE-2023-0034-3409]

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Evaluation of Metals Exposure in a Metal Powder Additive Manufacturing Facility
• Personal Author:
  Stefaniak, Aleksandr B. ; Brusak, Elizabeth D. ; Bowers, Lauren N. ; Friend, Sherri ; Barnes, Christopher ; Qi, Chaolong
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The director of operations and control at a metal powder additive manufacturing facility requested a health hazard evaluation concerning dermal and inhalation exposures to metals in the workplace. The facility was comprised of a main production area and a separate non-production (office) area. The production area was a main hallway with access to the powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, and post-processing rooms. Each area had its own dedicated ventilation system. During our visits, the employees performed a variety of tasks including printing metal parts, sieving powder, de-powdering printed parts, and post-processing of printed parts. Approximately 8 to 12 employees spent the majority of their time in the production area performing these tasks.
• Subjects:
  Metals Occupational Health Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Additive Manufacturing Directed Energy Deposition Powder Bed Fusion Skin Exposure
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio
• 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:
  146 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Stefaniak, Aleksandr ; Brusak, Elizabeth ; Bowers, Lauren ; Tift, Brian
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070961
• Citation:
  NIOSH [2025]. Evaluation of metal exposure in a metal powder additive manufacturing facility. By Stefaniak AB, Brusak ED, Bowers LN, Friend S, Barnes C, Qi C. Morgantown, WV: 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 2023-0034-3409, https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2023-0034-3409.pdf.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  333248 - All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ac197230516d186a7a9325cc5df02e3fc942d29ae5949c27786788158e567aba0db117112b53079579d1e2ce23faf83db4ef1bd36caa9b2b06487c58f255f868
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232219/cdc_232219_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.90 MB ]