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  • Health Alert: Lead Poisoning in New Jersey Firing Ranges -- Guidance for Owners and Operators

    An educational brochure for owner/operators of firing ranges. It includes recommendations for reducing lead exposure at the range, and provides health and safety resources.
    New Jersey — Brochure — 7/17/2018 — 16 Views

  • Aim for Safe Gun Cleaning -- Your Health Does Matter

    This health advisory brochure was developed after elevated air levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) were found at a police station weapon-cleaning area. The source of the TCE was an abandoned ultrasonic cleaning bath containing a TCE-based cleaning solution. In addition to ultrasonic bath cleaning systems, law enforcement personnel can also be exposed to TCE when hand-cleaning weapons with degreasing aerosols. More »
    New Jersey — Brochure — 12/6/2017 — 16 Views

  • Fogging Ambulances with Toxic Disinfectants May Cause Illness

    Health alert bulletin describes asthma that can be caused or made worse from exposure to disinfectants when micro-misted (i.e., fogging) in ambulances. The bulletin also provides guidelines and resources for personnel involved in the cleaning and disinfection of EMS equipment and transport vehicles.
    New Jersey — Other — 11/26/2013 — 13 Views

  • Solid Waste Workers Killed on the Job

    A surveillance publication from New Jersey's Occupational Health Surveillance Unit. This hazard alert (English version) provides updated injury statistics and offers simple steps to collectors and drivers to help prevent injuries while working on or near sanitation trucks. For more information visit the NJDOH's resource Web page at: www.nj.gov/health/surv/solidwaste_recycle.shtml.
    New Jersey — Brochure — 11/26/2013 — 6 Views

  • Don't Get Sick When Applying Pool Chemicals - Take Extra Care When Adjusting Chlorine Levels Manually

    Fact sheet describes asthma that can be caused or made worse from exposure to chlorine-based chemicals and provides information on safe work pracitices when handling pool chemicals.
    New Jersey — Other — 11/26/2013 — 6 Views

  • Tracking Silicosis in the New Jersey Mining Industry – What Have We Learned?

    This fact sheet summarizes the results of surveillance activities in the NJ mining industry, including the occupations and industry subsectors associated with cases of silicosis. Additional information is available on the NJ Mining Industry Web page at : http://nj.gov/health/silicosis/mining/index.shtml.
    New Jersey — Other — 3/1/2013 — 6 Views

  • Workers Killed During Maintenance of Cargo-Container Spreader and Expandable Lifting Frame

    Hazard alert issued to NJ employers in NAICS 488320 (marine cargo handling) and 488210 (support activities for rail transportation) informing them about two workplace fatalities and recommendations for safe work practices to prevent similar incidents in the future. Created by New Jersey's Occupational Health Surveillance Unit.
    New Jersey — Multi-Media — 8/27/2010 — 7 Views

  • A descriptive study of work-aggravated asthma

    Background and Aims: Work related asthma (WRA) is one of the most frequently reported occupational lung diseases in a number of industrialised countries. A better understanding of work aggravated asthma (WAA), as well as work related new onset asthma (NOA), is needed to aid in prevention efforts. More »
    New Jersey — Journal Article — 8/11/2010 — 0 Views

  • Work-Related Asthma in the Educational Services Industry: California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993–2000

    To characterize work-related asthma (WRA) cases working in the educational services industry identified by state-based occupational disease surveillance systems.
    New Jersey — Journal Article — 7/27/2010 — 6 Views

  • Asthma and Cleaning Products - What Workers Need to Know - Spanish

    Provides information to workers about asthma warning signs and how to avoid getting sick from using cleaning products. Created by New Jersey's Occupational Health Surveillance Unit.
    New Jersey — Brochure — 7/27/2010 — 6 Views
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