Evaluation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Cases Among Employees at a Workholding Manufacturing Facility: Health Hazard Evaluati
ISBN: 9781492994091 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation at Positrol Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company submitted the request because several employees had reported methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections, and management wanted to determine if these infections were related to workplace exposures. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation at Positrol Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The compa...
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Evaluation of Isocyanate Exposure during Polyurethane Foam Application and Silica Exposure during Rock Dusting at an Underground Coal Mine: Health Haz
ISBN: 9781492995913 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation at the request of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 1702. The request concerned potential methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI) exposure during the application of polyurethane foam and silica and asbestos exposures during rock dusting at the Consolidation Coal Company Blacksville #2 Mine in Blacksville, West Virginia. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation at the request of the United Mine Workers of Am...
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Evaluation of Exposure to Tuberculosis Among Immigration Employees: Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 2009-0074 and HETA 2009-0193-3114U
ISBN: 9781492995982 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the request of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2718 for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview Service and Staging Area (BSSA) facility in Broadview, Illinois, and at the Chicago District Office (CDO) in Chicago, Illinois. The union submitted the HHE requests because of concerns about the potential for transmission of tuberculosis (TB). NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the request of the American Federation...
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Evaluation of Antimony and Mercury Exposure in Fire Fighters: Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 2009-0025 and HETA 2009-0076-3085
ISBN: 9781492996040 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services (BRFRS) in Boca Raton, Florida and at Tamarac Rescue Services (TFR) in Tamarac, Florida. The HHEs concerned potential exposure of fire fighters to antimony from wearing pants made from FireWear(r) fabric. Site visits were made February 2-6, 2009. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services (BRFRS...
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Reducing Low Back Pain and Disability in Mining
ISBN: 9781492996538 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This report seeks to provide managers, supervisors and safety and health professionals with a greater understanding of Low Back Pain (LBP) and low back disability (work time lost due to LBP). The report attempts to improve one's understanding of the many factors that influence LBP, provides the latest research information related to its causes, and describes methods that have proven to be effective in preventing LBP and disability.
This report seeks to provide managers, supervisors and safety and health professionals with a greater understanding of Low Back Pain (LBP) and low bac...
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Guidelines for Permitting, Construction and Monitoring of Retention Bulkheads in Underground Coal Mines
ISBN: 9781492996705 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) with assistance from MSHA, conducted an extensive review of bulkhead permits submitted to MSHA's technical Support office in Bruceton, PA. This NIOSH Information Circular was developed for operations that need to construct an underground impoundment system, as well as for those that currently operate one. The information contained in this report is geared toward the permitting aspect. However information on monitoring and emergency response planning and training could be useful to operations that currently have underground...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) with assistance from MSHA, conducted an extensive review of bulkhead permits submitt...
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Performance of a Polyurethane Core Seal Tested in a Hydrostatic Chamber
ISBN: 9781492996767 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. nThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)'s Pittsburgh Research Laboratory conducted a full-scale test of a composite polyurethane-aggregate seal in a hydrostatic chamber at the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine. The report details the test results of the composite polyurethane-aggregate seal and provides an analysis of those results in terms of the seal's structural behavior.
nThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)'s Pittsburgh Research Laboratory conducted a full-scale test of a composite polyure...
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Guidelines for the Prediction and Control of Methane Emissions on Longwalls
ISBN: 9781492998754 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NIOSH conducted an extensive borehole monitoring experiment (BME) to assess the impacts of longwall mining on development of the coalbed reservoir. Several practical guidelines are recommended for controlling longwall coalbed methane. All predictions are based on determinations made for the Pitssburgh Coalbed in southwestern Pennsylvania.
NIOSH conducted an extensive borehole monitoring experiment (BME) to assess the impacts of longwall mining on development of the coalbed reservoir. Se...
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Ergonomics and Risk Factor Awareness Training for Miners
ISBN: 9781492998815 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ergonomics is the science of fitting the work task to the user. It seeks to prevent serious injury by considering designs that accommodate the abilities and limitations of people. Many workers perform tasks that involve exposure to ergonomic risk factors. Musculoskeletal disorders resulting from such exposure account for one-third of all occupational injuries and illnesses reported to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Exposures to risk factors can lead to the development of permanent, disabling injuries, and illnesses that may prevent workers from returning to their jobs and performing...
Ergonomics is the science of fitting the work task to the user. It seeks to prevent serious injury by considering designs that accommodate the abiliti...
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Miners' Views About Personal Dust Monitors
ISBN: 9781492998983 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coal workers' pneumoconiosis is the leading cause of death due to occupational illness among U.S. coal miners. This disease is caused by miners' exposure to excessive levels of respirable coal mine dust. A personal dust monitor (PDM) has recently been developed to provide near real-time feedback to miners regarding the level of respirable coal dust in the air they breathe. This report documents coal miners' reactions to this device and how they make use of the information it provides. It summarizes a field study by the NIOSH that documented the opinions of 30 miners at 4 underground coal...
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis is the leading cause of death due to occupational illness among U.S. coal miners. This disease is caused by miners' expos...
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Strengthening Existing 20-psi Mine Ventilation Seals With Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement
ISBN: 9781492999102 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Mining Association and the Mine safety and Health Administration requested that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conduct full-scale evaluations of a recently developed carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) reinforcement technique for upgrading existing mine ventilation seals to withstand an explosion pressure of 50 psi or greater. The evaluation was conducted in the NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory's Lake Lynn Experimental Mine (LLEM). The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the blast resistance of the CFRP reinforcement technique,...
The National Mining Association and the Mine safety and Health Administration requested that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...
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Guidelines for the Development of a New Miner Training Curriculum
ISBN: 9781492999256 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This report presents a model curriculum for Part 48 new miner training. Basic elements of the model are abstracted from the best practices of industry trainers, augmented by findings from research by the NIOSH's Pittsburgh research laboratory. Taken as a whole, the model can serve as a guideline for applied curriculum development. Trainers will be able to tailor the components to their own needs.
This report presents a model curriculum for Part 48 new miner training. Basic elements of the model are abstracted from the best practices of industry...
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Expanding Our Understanding of the Psychosocial Work Environment: A Compendium of Measures of Discrimination, Harassment and Work-Family Issues
ISBN: 9781492999621 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The primary purpose of this project was to identify measures of gender and race-related dynamics in the workplace and to make them more easily accessible. Following the brief introduction and literature summary, this document catalogues 46 measures of biases, discrimination, and harassment that may be useful to occupational health researchers who wish to explore these issues further.
The primary purpose of this project was to identify measures of gender and race-related dynamics in the workplace and to make them more easily accessi...
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Evaluation of Cancer and Magnetic Fields in an Office: Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 2008-0286-3084
ISBN: 9781492999751 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for technical assistance from the County of Guilford, Public Health Department in North Carolina. The request concerned cancer among employees in the Information Services Department. Employees were concerned about exposure to magnetic fields (MFs) from computer servers and other electrical equipment at the worksite. A survey of workplace MFs was conducted in November 2008. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for technical assistance from the County of Guilford, Public Heal...
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Evaluation of Lead Exposure at an Indoor Firing Range - California: Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 2008-0275-3146
ISBN: 9781492999829 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation at an indoor firing range in California. Employees submitted the request because they were concerned about lead exposures and indoor environmental quality problems during firearms instruction. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation at an indoor firing range in Calif...
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Determining Base Camp Personnel Exposures to Carbon Monoxide during Wildland Fire Suppression Activities ? California: Health Hazard Evaluation Report
ISBN: 9781492999928 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at a base camp supporting the Siskiyou and Ukonom fires in the Klamath National Forest, California. Federal agency managers submitted the request due to concerns about carbon monoxide (CO) exposures of personnel working at base camps who support firefighters during wildland fire suppression activities. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at a base camp supporting th...
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Evaluation of Chemical and Particle Exposures During Vehicle Fire Suppression Training: Health Hazard Evaluation ReportHETA 2008-0241-3113
ISBN: 9781492999966 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NIOSH evaluated fire fighter exposures to chemicals and particles during vehicle fire suppression training. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
NIOSH evaluated fire fighter exposures to chemicals and particles during vehicle fire suppression training. NIOSH findings and recommendations are det...
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Respiratory Symptoms in Workers at Three Commercial Kitchens: Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 2008-0125, 0126, 0127-3093
ISBN: 9781493500062 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received from the UNITE HERE International Union a request for health hazard evaluations (HHE) of respiratory health and inhalation exposures of food preparation workers at three New York City food service facilities managed by the Aramark Corporation. This request was prompted by concerns of exposure to artificial butter-flavored cooking oils, containing diacetyl. Exposure to diacetyl is associated with a severe lung disease, called bronchiolitis obliterans. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received from the UNITE HERE International Union a request for health hazard evaluat...
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Evaluation of Cancer, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Potential Chemical Hazards at a Police Department: Health Hazard Evaluation ReportHETA 2008-02
ISBN: 9781493500161 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a management request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD), Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The HHE request was submitted because of concerns about cancer among current and former employees. NIOSH investigators evaluated the facility in November 2008. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a management request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the Cincinnati...
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Report on an Investigation of Buttermilk Flavoring Exposures and Respiratory Health at a Bakery Mix Production Facility: Health Hazard Evaluation Repo
ISBN: 9781493500222 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential request to conduct a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the General Mills bakery mix production facility in Los Angeles, CA. Requesters were concerned about exposure to respiratory health hazards including flavorings containing diacetyl. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential request to conduct a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the G...
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