Health Hazard Evaluation Program: Occupational Exposure to Illicit Drugs Among Library Employees [HHE-2023-0046-3415]

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Occupational Exposure to Illicit Drugs Among Library Employees
• Personal Author:
  Chiu, Sophia K. ; Feldmann, Karl D. ; Wiegand, Douglas M. ; Lundstrom, Eric W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A county requested a health hazard evaluation (HHE) about unintentional exposure to illicit drugs among employees in its library system. Some of the concerns were related to smoke exposure from patrons using illicit drugs in the library restrooms. The library system had multiple locations throughout the county. Some were closed for renovation at the time of the request. Building and restroom configurations differed across locations. At the time of the request, approximately 500 people worked for the library system.
• Subjects:
  Analgesics, Opioid Fentanyl Illicit Drugs Occupational Health Safety Smoke
• Keywords:
  Opioids
• 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:
  42 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Watts, Shawna ; Sparks, Ken
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070960
• Citation:
  NIOSH [2025]. Occupational exposure to illicit drugs among library employees. By Chiu SK, Feldmann KD, Wiegand DM, Lundstrom EW. 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 2023-0046-3415, https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2023-0046-3415.pdf.
• CAS Registry Number:
  Fentanyl (CAS RN 437-38-7)
• Editor(s):
  Hamilton, Cheryl
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  519120 - Libraries and Archives - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dcf118623d4a781099141017633339029daa394855ae157d50783fca83020eb39d20fe0a7ee2c575e3b3ec06cd4ee7b22757dea86ab7dabb7ccd0edbb14743b8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232221/cdc_232221_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 919.04 KB ]