Walk-through survey report on RF radiation exposure from heat sealers at Wilson Jones Company, 6150 Touhy Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Herrick, Robert F. ; Murray WE Jr. ; Robinson C
• Description:
  Worker exposures to radiofrequency (RF) radiation were determined at the Wilson Jones Company (SIC-3499), Chicago, Illinois on June 26, 1979. This facility was under consideration for inclusion in a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational RF radiation exposure. About 35 of the workers at the company were employed in the heat sealing operations that were surveyed. Medical and safety programs were furnished by the company, and industrial hygiene programs were available on a consultation basis. Personnel records provided information on demographic data, employment history, and current job assignment. Two of the five heat sealing presses tested exceeded current electric field strength guidelines of 200 volts per meter. Magnetic field strengths were not measured. The authors conclude that adequate exposure and comparison groups can be identified from company records. The exposure group could be combined with groups from other RF facilities to furnish a larger cohort for studies of RF reproductive effects. They recommend that shields be added to the heat sealing presses to reduce worker RF exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Radiation Radiation Protection Radio Waves Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-5; Radiation-exposure; Industrial-processes; Dielectric-properties; Exposure-limits; Radiofrequency-heating; Radiation-measurement; Radiation-shielding; Safety-programs; Industrial-hygiene
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Ohio ; 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:
  1-16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00095218
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80193188
• 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 88-27, 1980 May; :1-16
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3499 - Fabricated metal products, not elsewhere classified - (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/233416/cdc_233416_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]