Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 99-0068-2784, United States Postal Service, Mail Processing and Distribution Center, Orlando, Florida.

摘要

In January 1999, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a health hazard evaluation (HHE) request from employees of the United States Postal Service, Orlando to conduct an HHE at the Orlando Mail Processing and Distribution center (OMPDC), Orlando, Florida. Employees requested an evaluation of worker exposure to paper dust, exhaust from trucks, and low oxygen levels, and an evaluation of the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The primary process/task associated with the paper dust exposures is machine mail sorting and the cleaning of machines by blowing paper dust from the machines (termed 'blowout'). In the request, the employees listed concerns regarding inhalation exposures and the indoor environment resulting in dry throat/eyes/nose, migraines, sinus headaches, asthma, bronchitis, and pneumonia.