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Health Hazard Evaluations

 

Do you think a health hazard exists in your workplace? Do any of the following stories resemble situations at your workplace?

  • A factory worker was feeling numbness and tingling in her fingers. She learned that three coworkers had the same problem, and two had headaches while at work but not over the weekend. Some workers said the air at work smelled bad. Their supervisor noticed the smell but didn’t think it was anything to worry about.

  • Roofers cutting tileA manager noticed that employees in one work area had more skin rashes in the past year than the year before. He wanted to know why, but didn’t know what to do.

  • A work crew was putting cement tiles on a roof. They were working outside, but the air seemed dusty. The saws used to cut the tiles were noisy. Someone told them that this work was dangerous and they should have it checked out.

At no cost to you, the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) program may be able to help with problems like these. Your request can be confidential. This site lets you know about the program and how to ask for NIOSH help. It also has links to reports from thousands of HHEs done by NIOSH.

Learn More About the HHE Program >>

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