Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA 82-038-1127, Federal Aviation Administration, Airways Facilities Sector, Fremont, California

摘要

On October 20, 1981, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a Health Hazard Evaluation at the Airways Facilities Sector (Federal Aviation Administration) Fremont Facility. The requestor was concerned that air traffic controllers using the teleprinter may be exposed to formaldehyde and methyl chloroform from the teleprinter paper. One worker who visited the Assistant Regional Flight Surgeon complained of eye irritation. Based on the environmental air samples collected on the day of this survey, exposures to formaldehyde and methyl chloroform did not exist. Furthermore, workers did not express any irritant symptoms of exposure due to working in proximity to the teleprinter.