TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Protecting workers and residents from wood floor-finishing hazards
JO  - New solutions: a journal of environmental and occupational health policy
A1  - Azaroff, Lenore S.
A1  - Doan, Tam
A1  - Nguyen, Huy
A1  - Goldstein-Gelb, Marcy
A1  - Fraser-Cook, Madeline
A1  - Kota, Supriya
SP  - 119
EP  - 138
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
N2  - The recent deaths of three hardwood floor finishers in the Boston area have highlighted the urgency of addressing hazards in this industry. Among other dangers to health and safety, fire is a constant threat in a work setting that combines highly flammable solvents, large quantities of airborne wood dust, electrical equipment, heat, and friction inside old homes. Immigrant workers, who perform a large proportion of this work, are at special risk. An Environmental Justice partnership of community-based organizations, community health centers, and environmental health researchers funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (the "Dorchester Occupational Health Initiative") had been studying the occupational health of hardwood floor finishing when these workers died. This preparation enabled community, health, labor, business, and political leaders to mobilize a response and release recommendations within weeks of the second fatal fire. Their report, adapted below, contains important information for health and labor activists in all areas where wood flooring is common. Most notably, the use of less flammable (higher flash point) products can help reduce the risk of more fatal fires.     <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1048-2911
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -