Evaluation of Diesel Exhaust Exposures at Multiple Fire Stations in a City Fire Department

Couch, James; Broadwater, Kendra R.; de Perio, Marie A.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHHE201501593265

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Evaluation of Diesel Exhaust Exposures at Multiple Fire Stations in a City Fire Department

2016/12/01
By Couch, James ; Broadwater, Kendra R. ; de Perio, Marie A.
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, HHE 2015-0159-3265, 2016 Dec; :1-19
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Diesel Exhaust Exposures at Multiple Fire Stations in a City Fire Department: HHE 2015-0159-3265
Personal Author:

Couch, James ; Broadwater, Kendra R. ; de Perio, Marie A.

Couch, James ; Broadwater, Kendra R. ; de Perio, Marie A. Less -
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from fire fighters in a city fire department to evaluate potential diesel exhaust exposures in three fire stations. They were concerned that diesel exhaust from fire fighting apparatus could enter the living and sleeping areas of the fire stations. They were also concerned about diesel exhaust exposures in the apparatus bay during apparatus start-up and maintenance. Each station had an attached living and sleeping quarter that was connected to the apparatus bay by one or more doors. All of the diesel powered vehicles used ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, and the fire engines and fire trucks were equipped with exhaust control systems. We collected air samples for elemental carbon. It is used as a marker of diesel exhaust. We also sampled for 1-nitropyrene, another chemical found in diesel exhaust. We evaluated airflow patterns in the fire stations. We measured low levels of diesel exhaust in the living areas and apparatus bay at all three fire stations. We found no 1-nitropyrene. We found no evidence that diesel exhaust was flowing into the living and sleeping quarters from the apparatus bay in the three fire stations. We recommended having the apparatus bay exhaust fans operate automatically when bay doors are opened, moving turnout gear away from apparatus exhaust pipes, and removing exercise equipment from the apparatus bay.
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Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Firefighters Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety Vehicle Emissions
Keywords:

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1-Nitropyrene Air Flow Air Sampling Author Keywords: Fire Protection Building Ventilation California Carbon Diesel Emissions Diesel Exhaust Elemental Carbon Equipment Maintenance Equipment Operation Exhaust Gases Exhaust Ventilation Fire Fighter Fire Fighting Fire Fighting Equipment Fire Station Motor Vehicles OSHA Region 9 Ventilation
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, HHE 2015-0159-3265, 2016 Dec; :1-19
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE201501593265
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

California ; OSHA Region 9

California ; OSHA Region 9 Less -
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:

1-19; 26 pdf pages
Contributor:

Watts, Shawna;Booher, Donald;Moore, Kevin;
NIOSHTIC Number:

20049064
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2017-101412
Citation:

NIOSH [2016]. Evaluation of diesel exhaust exposures at multiple fire stations in a city fire department. By Couch J, de Perio MA, Broadwater K. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2015-0159-3265. https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE201501593265
CAS Registry Number:

1-Nitropyrene (CAS RN 5522-43-0) ; Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0)

1-Nitropyrene (CAS RN 5522-43-0) ; Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0) Less -
Editor(s):

Galloway, Ellen
Federal Fiscal Year:

2017
NORA Priority Area:

Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

922160 - Fire Protection - (NAICS 2012)
Resource Number:

HHE-2015-0159-3265
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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