Walk-through survey report on industrial hygiene and epidemiologic evaluation of potential cohort exposed to radiofrequency radiation from dielectric heat sealers, Travenol Laboratories, Inc., North Cove, North Carolina.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cox, Clinton ; Leet T ; Murray B
• Description:
  A walk through survey was conducted at Travenol Laboratories, Inc. (SIC-2834), North Cove, North Carolina where polyvinyl-chloride intravenous bag sets were manufactured. Dielectric radiofrequency (RF) heat sealers were used during the manufacturing process. The only appreciable exposure to which employees involved in the heat sealing operation were subjected during the survey appeared to be RF waves. Examination of the 19 heat sealers used indicated that two of the machines generated incident radiation of 0.65 and 2.85 amperes squared/meter squared (A2/m2) which are both above the current OSHA standard of 0.25A2/m2. Magnetic fields generated by the other heat sealers ranged from nondetectable to 0.171A2/m2 and the electric fields ranged from nondetectable to 20,800 volts squared/meter squared (V2/m2) with an average of 4,110V2/m2. Records kept at the firm were sufficiently detailed and accurate to permit an epidemiological survey, but almost all exposures were less than 10 percent of the current allowable standards. The authors conclude that this specific facility should not be included in the overall study cohort to review the effect of exposures to RF radiation on heat sealer operators. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Preceptorship Radiation Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-4; Equipment-operators; Radiation-exposure; Radiation-hazards; Nonionizing-radiation; Electromagnetic-radiation
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  1-35
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00182284 ; nn:00134623
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89120448
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 088-39, 1982 Jun; :1-35
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2834 - Pharmaceutical preparations - (SIC)
• 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/233290/cdc_233290_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]