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Evaluation of chemical and particle exposures during vehicle fire suppression training / Kenneth W. Fent, Douglas E. Evans, James Couch.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Fent, Kenneth W., author.
- Evans, Douglas E., author.
- Couch, James, author.
- Series:
- NIOSH health hazard evaluation report ; HETA 2008-0241-3113.
- NIOSH health hazard evaluation report ; HETA 2008-0241-3113
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fire fighters--Health aspects--United States.
- Fire fighters.
- Fire extinction--Health aspects--United States.
- Fire extinction.
- Industrial toxicology--United States.
- Industrial toxicology.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 46 pages) : color illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Yellow Springs, Ohio : Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2010.
- Summary:
- "In September 2008 and July 2009, NIOSH researchers collected area and personal breathing zone air samples during a Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) to evaluate firefighters exposures to airborne chemicals during vehicle fire suppression training. Several hazardous chemicals were found on the area samples, including respiratory toxicants and potential carcinogens. Of the chemicals measured in the personal breathing zones, levels of formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, and isocyanates were near or above short term exposure limits or ceiling limits. In addition, the number of particles and mass of the particles in the air increased during knockdown and remained elevated throughout the fire overhaul. Based on this evaluation, the levels of gases and particles released during vehicle fires have the potential to cause acute health effects to firefighters who do not wear self-contained breathing apparatus."
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Feb. 28, 2013).
- "Miami Township Fire and Rescue."
- "July 2010."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 828860480
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