Industrial hygiene walk-through survey report on rf radiation exposures from heat sealers at Tag-A-Long Handbags and Accessories, Inc., East Haven, Connecticut.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cox, Clinton ; Egan B ; Foley E ; Herrick B
• Description:
  Worker exposures to radiofrequency (RF) radiation were determined at Tag A Long Handbags and Accessories, Incorporated (SIC 3171) in East Haven, Connecticut, on December 6, 1978. The company was under consideration for inclusion in a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational RF exposure. Approximately 11 of the employees at the facility were assigned to the heat sealing operations that were surveyed. The company had a medical and safety program. Medical services were furnished by a doctor and by employees trained in first aid. A formal industrial hygiene program was not in effect. Personnel records provided demographic information. All four heat sealers tested exceeded existing field strength guidelines of 200 volts per meter. The authors conclude that this workforce should not be included in the RF radiation hazard survey because this facility has only been in operation since 1969 and only utilizes four heat sealers. They recommend that shields be added to the heat sealing presses to reduce worker exposures to RF radiation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Radiation Radio Waves Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-1; Health-surveys; Workplace-studies; Health-services; Industrial-processes; Control-methods; Occupational-health-programs; Radiation-exposure; Radiation-hazards; Radiofrequency-heating
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; 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:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00110952
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82216276
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 88-17, 1979 Jul; :1-12
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/233279/cdc_233279_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]