Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA-81-256-913, Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

摘要

On March 24, 1981, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a Health Hazard Evaluation in the Printing Service Department at Cincinnati General Hospital. The request was submitted by the American Federation of State, Municipal, and County Employees, Ohio Council No. 8. The requestor was concerned about complaints of skin irritation and dermatitis associated with the use of chemicals in the ITEK printing process. The employee who worked with the ITEK process had dermatitis on the thumb and fingers of his right hand. The worker operating the ITEK machine removed the prints and applied chemicals with his right hand. Several of the chemicals used in the ITEK process are caustic and may irritate the skin. A University of Cincinnati dermatologist had examined the ITEK worker and made a diagnosis of irritant contact dermatitis.