Health Hazard Evaluation Program: 2017 Annual Report

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The mission of the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program is to respond to requests from employees, employers, and union representatives to evaluate potential health hazards in their workplace. These evaluations are done at no cost to the requestor. Once the evaluation is complete, recommendations are made on ways to reduce or eliminate identified hazards. Health Hazard Evaluations can help reduce hazards and create more healthful workplaces. One hundred and eighty-seven health hazards requests were addressed; 38 site visits were made; and 35,145 reports were downloaded. Outreach was achieved through various communications channels such as websites, databases, facebook, presentations, and publications. Some hazards reported on were: 1) Evaluation of Exposures and Respiratory Health at a Coffee Roasting and Packaging Plant; 2) Evaluation of Hazards during Harvesting and Processing Cannabis at an Outdoor Organic Farm; 3) Evaluation of Fire Fighters' Mental Health Symptoms and Exposure to Traumatic Events, Job Stress, and Bloodborne Pathogens; and 4) Evaluation of Chemical Exposures at a Vape Shop. Followback Program - After an evaluation, we followup with the workplace to see how we did and learn how things changed in the workplace. We do this through mailed surveys, phone calls, and return visits. There were positive changes reported at the workplaces we have visited based on the surveys comments we received. Other news of note: 1) Hurricane Response 2017 - Eight members of the HHE Program were deployed to help with CDC's response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. They assisted in a variety of response efforts in Atlanta, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. 2) Lights, Camera, Action! - Get an inside glimpse into how we conduct our evaluations by watching our 3 new videos! A camera crew captured the action during our visit to an electronics recycler facility. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Cannabis Chemistry Coffee Cumulative Trauma Disorders Cyclonic Storms Diacetyl Electrical Equipment And Supplies Emergencies Emergency Responders Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Farmers Firefighters Fires Fungi Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Promotion Hematologic Diseases Hypersensitivity Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Needlestick Injuries Nicotine Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Preceptorship Public Health Recycling Respiratory System Risk Assessment Safety Safety Management Smokers Solvents Stress, Psychological Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Occupational hazards; Occupational exposure; Health hazards; Health programs; Health services; Occupational health; Occupational health programs; Occupational safety programs; Safety programs; Surveillance programs; Medical monitoring; Work environment; Workplace monitoring; Worker health; Worker safety; Workplace studies; Public health; Environmental exposure; Environmental hazards; Field Study; Occupations; Information dissemination; Recommendations; Safety monitoring; Safety education; Hazard communication; Communication systems; Coffee workers; Respiratory function; Respiratory irritants; Diacetyl; Cannabis; Farm workers; Repetitive work; Repetitive stress; Musculoskeletal disorders; MSD; Allergic reactions; Video; Electronic components; Electronic equipment; Recycling; Hurricanes; Emergency response; Emergency management; Emergency responders; Fire fighters; Fire fighting; Job stress; Mental stress; Traumatic incident stress; Bloodborne pathogens; Chemical hazards; Chemical processing; Chemicals; Vapors; Smoking; Drugs; Needlestick injuries; Sharps; Nicotine; Exposure limits; Recommended Exposure Limits; RELs; Fungi
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2018 Apr; :1-7
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  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:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056405
• CAS Registry Number:
  (-)-Nicotine (CAS RN 54-11-5) ; Butanedione (CAS RN 431-03-8) ; Cannabis (CAS RN 8063-14-7) ; Tetrahydrocannabinol (CAS RN 1972-08-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4c3be6ec47bf29fdbc8e69edfa2049fdff54a866a9005b78c4f686d008915b01953bdecc72c04c69880dcf5e8aabf65ea6a68a03b95e5634b466353abe682fb5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53105/cdc_53105_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.38 MB ]