摘要: |
On January 21, 2004, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a health hazard evaluation (HHE) request from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) in Linthicum, Maryland. The HHE request concerned potential health hazards among TSA workers in the checked baggage screening areas from exposure to contaminants found in exhaust emissions of tug and jet engines and noise from tugs, jets, conveyor systems, and baggage carousels in the checked baggage screening area. Reported health problems included respiratory distress, dizziness, possible hearing loss, and headaches. An initial site visit was made on April 1, 2004. On July 15-16, 2004, NIOSH investigators conducted area and personal breathing zone (PBZ) air samples for carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitric oxide (NO), diesel exhaust particulate (measured as elemental carbon (EC)), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Fullshift personal noise monitoring was also conducted. |