Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 97-0068-2690, Point Pleasant High School,211 Point Pleasant, West Virginia

摘要

In April 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)211u001ereceived a request from employees of Point Pleasant High School (PPHS) for a 211u001ehealth hazard evaluation at PPHS. The requestors asked NIOSH to evaluate the 211u001eindoor environment, specifically employees' exposures to gases produced during 211u001ethe operation of gas-fired furnaces. PPHS employees reported headache, sinus 211u001eproblems, upper respiratory problems, dizziness, tiredness, and burning, itchy 211u001eeyes which they associated with exposures to the PPHS indoor environment. From 211u001eMay 28 to 30, 1997, NIOSH investigators performed a walk-through inspection of 211u001ethe school, which included a physical inspection of the building and the heating, 211u001eventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in the gymnasium, in certain 211u001eclassrooms, and in the basement and crawl space below the ground floor. A sumptom 211u001esurvey was made available to employees to determine symptoms experienced while at 211u001ePPHS.