NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA No. 2003-0229-2923, Ward Brodt Music Mall, Madison, Wisconsin

摘要

On October 18, 2002, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential employee request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at Ward Brodt Music Mall in Madison, Wisconsin. The request centered on workers exposures to acids and solvents during musical instrument repair operations, the adequacy of the ventilation in the chemical room, and reported symptoms of sore throat, sinus headaches, congestion, asthma, persistent cough, allergies, sneezing, and watery eyes. On January 14, 2003, NIOSH investigators conducted an exposure assessment and interviewed repair shop workers. Between the time of the HHE request and the site visit, local exhaust ventilation was installed in the chemical room.