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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.


Year Published and Title

(1998) Active Industries, Inc., Clifton Park, New York. (Click to open report)
In May 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a health hazard evaluation (HHE) request from an employee of Active Industries, Clifton Park, New York. The HHE request stated that employees in the Specialized Machine Operations (SMO) area were experiencing sore throats, rashes, eye irritation, and upper respiratory congestion. The request indicated that the source of the health problems was mica, fiberglass, and Kevlar (trademark) dust, released during the... (Click to show more)

(1998) ADI Systems, Inc., Salina, Kansas. (Click to open report)
In March, 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential request from toner cartridge recycling workers for a safety and health hazard evaluation at ADI Systems, Inc. ADI Systems, Inc., in Salina, Kansas, recycles laser printer toner cartridges and printer ribbons. In response to this request, NIOSH investigators performed a walkthrough survey on April 25 and 26 1997. Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) of products used by cartridge recycling work... (Click to show more)

(1998) Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Click to open report)
In response to a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) received on July 9, 1997, from the Machinist Union, New Orleans Metal Trades Council, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted an initial site visit on August 27, 1997, and a follow-up survey on October 21-23, 1997, at the Avondale Shipyards in Avondale, Louisiana. Dust from sandblasting, welding fumes, contaminants from burning paint, and various solvents associated with fiberglass work were potenti... (Click to show more)

(1998) Bananas! Gifts, Incorporated, Clarkdale, Arizona. (Click to open report)
On April 4, 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the Bananas! Gifts, Inc. facility in Clarkdale, Arizona. The confident request expressed concern over possible exposure to lacquer solvents, abrasive-blasting materials, and a patina solution (brown or green layer on copper as a result of oxidation). Concern was also expressed over "homemade" heavy machinery, ventilation, and protective clothing. The empl... (Click to show more)

(1998) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Washington, D.C. (Click to open report)
In April 1996, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), in Falls Church, Virginia, regarding respiratory hazards associated with fire investigations. ATF trains a select number of special agents as fire investigators as part of the ATF arson enforcement program. These special agents work with counterparts in state and local fire departments to investigate the ... (Click to show more)

(1998) Especially for You, Limited, Coloma, Wisconsin. (Click to open report)
A Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) was conducted on April 14-16, 1997, by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at Especially for You, Limited, located in Coloma, Wisconsin. This HHE was conducted following a confidential employee request regarding styrene vapor and sanding dust exposure in the Resin and Finishing department. The company manufactures a variety of home decorative items including plastic articles by curing polyester resin in preformed molds.

(1998) Golden Valley Electric Association, Healy, Alaska. (Click to open report)
In November 1990, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) from the plant manager, Golden Valley Electric Association, Healy Power Plant, Healy, Alaska. The request stated that the employees had complained about irritating odors in the plant, smoke from the coal pulverizers, and exposure to morpholine and amine, and that two employees were recently diagnosed with asthma. As a first step in this investigation, all em... (Click to show more)

(1998) Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Hagerman, Idaho. (Click to open report)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a letter from the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO), requesting technical assistance in the evaluation of gamma radiation and radon gas exposures to HAFO staff. Subsequent communications from HAFO revealed that the general public, including children, could view and handle fossils in the Visitor Center. Furthermore, during the summer dig season, HAFO staff was comprised primarily of seasonal employees, students... (Click to show more)

(1998) Microfibres, Inc., Pawtucket, RI. (Click to open report)
On February 28, 1996, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from the management of Microfibres, Inc. to investigate the occurrence of two cases of what was initially thought to be hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP)-a type of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-among employees as its plant in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This request was made at the urging of a local occupational medicine physician, who had clinically evaluated the patients and suggested a co... (Click to show more)

(1998) Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands, Inc. (Central Silica Company), Glass Rock, Ohio. (Click to open report)
In July 1991, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for technical assistance from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (NSHA) to estimate the prevalence of silicosis among active and retired miners at Central Silica Company, a subsidiary of the Oglebay Norton Company, in Glass Rock, Ohio. Subsequent to the MSHA request and the NIOSH medical evaluation, Central Silica Company merged with other industrial sand companies owned by the Oglebay Norto... (Click to show more)


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