Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0054-0270
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2002-11-22T05:00Z

Susan:
I
had
entered
your
email
incorrectly
on
the
initial
transmission
to
Nhan.
Jim
>
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Original
Message­­­­­
>
From:
Boiano,
James
M.
>
Sent:
Thursday,
October
24,
2002
11:
54
AM
>
To:
'
Nguyen.
Nhan@
epamail.
epa.
gov'
>
Cc:
Susan
Sharkey
(
E­
mail)
>
Subject:
Status
of
NIOSH
NEWS
>
>
Nhan:
>
The
new
NOES,
now
called
the
National
Exposures
at
Work
Survey
(
NEWS),
>
will
initially
focus
on
the
health
services
sector
(
SIC
80)
and
on
several
>
classes
of
chemical
agents.
These
chemical
agents
include
antineoplastics
>
and
aerosolized
medications
(
such
as
ribavirin
and
pentamidine),
high
>
level
disinfectants
(
such
as
glutaldehyde
and
orthro­
phthaldehyde),
waste
>
anesthetic
gases
(
such
as
ethylene
oxide
and
hydrogen
peroxide),
and
>
possibly
glycol
ethers
(
used
in
floor
care
products
such
as
strippers
and
>
sealers,
and
in
adhesive
removers).
Are
any
of
these
agents
of
interest
>
to
EPA?
Please
note
that
because
the
NEWS
is
under
development,
some
of
>
the
aforementioned
agents
may
change
by
the
time
we
conduct
the
survey.
>
Apart
from
collecting
information
on
chemical
agents,
we
also
plan
to
>
gather
limited
information
on
management
health
and
safety
practices
and
>
organization
of
work
factors.
Currently
we
are
working
with
our
contractor
>
to
develop
questionnaires
for
workers
and
management
representatives.
Once
>
the
questionnaires
are
developed
we
plan
to
conduct
feasibility
>
evaluations
in
several
healthcare
facilities
to
evaluate
various
methods
>
of
administration.
We
expect
to
compete
the
feasibility
evaluations
by
the
>
middle
of
next
year.
The
NEWS
survey
will
probably
begin
by
early
2004.
>
Thank
you
for
your
interest
in
the
NEWS.
Should
you
have
any
questions
>
please
contact
me
at
513­
841­
4246
or
by
email.
>
Jim
>