Industrial hygiene walk-through survey report on rf radiation exposures from heat sealers at General Motors Fisher Body Trim Plant, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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• Personal Author:
  Herrick, Robert F. ; Robinson C ; Herrick, Robert F. ; Robinson C
• Description:
  Worker exposures to radiofrequency (RF) radiation were determined at General Motor's Fisher Body Trim Facility (SIC-3465) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 15, 1979. The company was under consideration for inclusion in a NIOSH study of the health effects of occupational RF exposure. Approximately 50 of the employees were assigned to the heat sealing operations that were surveyed. The company had a formal safety and industrial hygiene program. Medical services were provided by a part time physician and three full time nurses. Personnel records provided demographic information, department assignments, and absence reports. All the magnetic and electric field strength measurements were below the 200 volts per meter guideline. The authors conclude that this work force should not be included in the RF radiation hazard survey because of the low RF radiation exposure levels. They note that the work force would be suitable for a reproductive history or mortality study. [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-5; Health-surveys; Workplace-studies; Health-services; Industrial-processes; Control-methods; Occupational-health-programs; Radiofrequency-heating; Radiation-hazards; Radiation-exposure
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies   ; Industry Wide Field Studies  
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00110958
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82216243
• 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 88-21, 1979 Aug; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3465 - Automotive stampings - (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/233418/cdc_233418_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]