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NIOSH Programs > Health Hazard Evaluations > NIOSH Research Projects
Health Hazard EvaluationsActivities: NIOSH Research ProjectsPublic Health PracticeHealth Hazard Evaluation Program Customer SurveyThis project is the first step in the development of a targeted marketing program that ensures the HHE Program is responsive to the needs of customers and addresses NORA sector priorities. The project involves a number of strategic components to survey potential HHE Program customers. The survey will gather information about awareness of the HHE Program, customers’ needs regarding content and preferred channels for communication, and occupational health hazard issues important to customers. Workers from all eight NORA Sector Programs where HHEs are conducted will benefit from this project. Supporting Sector Programs: Agriculture; Construction; Services; and Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Noise Control at Animal SheltersThe purpose of this project is to evaluate noise control measures in animal shelters. The project involves measuring noise levels prior and subsequent to implementing an engineering intervention. The intervention is installing sound-absorbing tiles or panels in kennels. Workers from the Services and Agriculture Sector Programs will benefit from this project. Supporting Sector Program: Services Orthophthalaldehyde Hazard AssessmentThe objective of this project is to characterize the potential health hazards associated with occupational exposure to orthophthalaldehyde (OPA) when used as a disinfectant of medical devices. Hazard characterization will enable development and communication of proper work practices, environmental control guidelines, and recommended exposure limits that will protect workers from the hazards associated with OPA use. This project will apply the fundamental strategy of the Exposure Assessment Program Area by employing a multidisciplinary approach to identify and characterize a workplace exposure in the Health Care and Social Assistance (HCSA) Sector, develop estimates of exposure for exposure-response studies, and provide baseline data for risk assessment and standard setting. Evaluating the impact of substituting OPA for glutaraldehyde is one of the intermediate goals of the HCSA sector. The NIOSH HHE Cross-sector Program has established partnerships with local and remote hospitals to participate in HHEs to determine if workers are exposed to OPA and whether this exposure is associated with health effects. Environmental and biomonitoring methods will be developed to aid HHEs. Additionally, toxicological assessments in experimental animals will identify direct cause-effect relationships and generate dose-response data for human health risk assessment and establishment of occupational exposure limits for OPA. Supporting Sector Program: Healthcare Page last updated: August 5, 2008
Page last reviewed: August 5, 2008 Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
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