Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 83-143-1419, United States Assay Office, San Francisco, California

摘要

On February 6, 1983, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was requested to evaluate the possible work-relatedness of reported headaches, nausea, and renal disease among employees at the U.S. Assay Office in San Francisco, California. Workers were concerned about exposures to fumes in the melting room and in the adjacent cash division. On March 8, 1983, two NIOSH investigators conducted a walk-through environmental and medical survey of the Assay Office and on March 29-30; April 1, 6, 13; and May 17, 1983 follow-up environmental and/or medical surveys were conducted. Based on the environmental results and interviews with the employees, NIOSH concluded that no overexposures to environmental contaminants existed on the dates of this survey.