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HHE Search Results
1062 HHE reports were found based on your search terms. Reports are listed in order of year published with the most recently published reports listed first.
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(1972) Yoder Locker Plant, Grantsville, Maryland. (Click to open report) Environmental samples were analyzed for total smoke dust, acetaldehyde (75070), methyl-formate (107313), acetone (67641), methyl-alcohol (67561), and isopropyl-alcohol (67630) at Yoder's Locker Plant (SIC-2077) Grantsville, Maryland, in January 1972. The survey was requested by an employee concerned over hickory sawdust and smoke exposures. Air samples were analyzed for total dust concentration and for the presence of thermal decomposition products of hickory sawdust. Sound level measurements we... (Click to show more)Environmental samples were analyzed for total smoke dust, acetaldehyde (75070), methyl-formate (107313), acetone (67641), methyl-alcohol (67561), and isopropyl-alcohol (67630) at Yoder's Locker Plant (SIC-2077) Grantsville, Maryland, in January 1972. The survey was requested by an employee concerned over hickory sawdust and smoke exposures. Air samples were analyzed for total dust concentration and for the presence of thermal decomposition products of hickory sawdust. Sound level measurements were also taken. Medical evaluations were performed on some of the workers. Smoke dust concentrations ranged from 0.00 to 1.51 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) which was below the concentration considered toxic, 15mg/m3. Air samples contained no detectable amounts of acetaldehyde, methyl-formate, acetone, methyl-alcohol, or isopropyl- alcohol. All noise levels were below standards. Symptoms of exposure to hickory smoke included eye and throat irritation and tightness of the chest. The authors conclude that workers do not suffer from residual effects from these exposures. However, the smoke house should be properly sealed and the ventilation system upgraded, capable of exhausting any buildup of smoke in adjacent rooms.
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() Tetley, Inc., Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Click for full summary) Employee exposure to tea dust was evaluated at Tetley, Inc. (SIC- 2099), Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for possible respiratory health effects, following a local union request in November, 1979. Personal and area airborne dust samples taken along with area samples quantifying airborne fungi, and a noise survey comprised the tests run at the facility. The facility employs about 200 workers when in full production. Only one dust sample exceeded the OSHA nuisance standard and that was from a cleaner ... (Click to show more)Employee exposure to tea dust was evaluated at Tetley, Inc. (SIC- 2099), Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for possible respiratory health effects, following a local union request in November, 1979. Personal and area airborne dust samples taken along with area samples quantifying airborne fungi, and a noise survey comprised the tests run at the facility. The facility employs about 200 workers when in full production. Only one dust sample exceeded the OSHA nuisance standard and that was from a cleaner who was performing an exceptionally dusty, nonroutine task. The particle size distribution of the dust was such that much would be deposited in the nose and throat. This might explain the frequent upper respiratory problems experienced by Tetley workers. Airborne fungi concentrations were not directly related to gravimetric dust concentrations. According to the author, results suggest that health problems related to occupational exposure to tea dust, and possibly also to noise, exist among workers at the facility. Results also demonstrated the effectiveness of engineering controls for reducing potential work place exposures in that the lowest fungal count was obtained nearby the tea bag reclaiming process, which at the time was being conducted under a specially designed ventilation hood. Noise survey results indicated that recommended NIOSH levels were being exceeded in many instances.
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