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NIOSH Testimony on RF Heaters/Sealers Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science and Technology, by J. Lary, May 13, 1981.

PB90193673

Publication Date	1981
Page Count	18
Abstract	Testimony concerned the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) activities in the field of physical properties and biological effects of radiofrequency (RF) radiation from heaters and sealers. RF sealers and heaters have been used to heat, melt, or cure materials such as plastic, rubber or glue. NIOSH concluded from three preliminary industrial surveys in the area that the operators of this type of equipment were predominantly young women, that there was little if any awareness by the workers of the possible radiation hazard attendant with the operation of the equipment, and that the commercial equipment had not been developed to permit measurement of the radiation exposures to the employees. Studies conducted in 1974 to 1975 indicated that the majority of workers were exposed to RF radiation at levels up to ten times the ANSI standard of 10 milliwatts/square centimeter. Teratogenic studies indicated that high intensity RF produced fetal malformations when there were significant elevations in body temperature. Possible reproductive disturbances have also been noted along with chromosomal changes.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Radiation hazards Radiofrequency heating Irradiation Electromagnetic radiation Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Heat sealers Research Hazards Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57V - Radiobiology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199012

NIOSH Testimony on RF Heaters/Sealers Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science and Technology, by J. Lary, May 13, 1981.

NIOSH Testimony on RF Heaters/Sealers Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science and Technology, by J. Lary, May 13, 1981.
PB90193673

Publication Date	1981
Page Count	18
Abstract	Testimony concerned the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) activities in the field of physical properties and biological effects of radiofrequency (RF) radiation from heaters and sealers. RF sealers and heaters have been used to heat, melt, or cure materials such as plastic, rubber or glue. NIOSH concluded from three preliminary industrial surveys in the area that the operators of this type of equipment were predominantly young women, that there was little if any awareness by the workers of the possible radiation hazard attendant with the operation of the equipment, and that the commercial equipment had not been developed to permit measurement of the radiation exposures to the employees. Studies conducted in 1974 to 1975 indicated that the majority of workers were exposed to RF radiation at levels up to ten times the ANSI standard of 10 milliwatts/square centimeter. Teratogenic studies indicated that high intensity RF produced fetal malformations when there were significant elevations in body temperature. Possible reproductive disturbances have also been noted along with chromosomal changes.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Radiation hazards Radiofrequency heating Irradiation Electromagnetic radiation Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Heat sealers Research Hazards Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57V - Radiobiology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199012