Worker illness from indoor pesticide exposure – OHB investigations and reports

• In six incidents, seventeen flight attendants became ill (PDF) after exposure to pesticides used inside an aircraft.
• Lab workers at a cell biology research company became ill (PDF) after a co-worker heated paraformaldehyde to disinfect a cell culture room and the gas permeated their worksites.
• Pesticide exposure at schools produces acute illnesses among school employees and students.
• Retail workers (PDF) employed in farm supply and hardware stores had elevated rates of pesticide poisoning.
• Pesticides used on bedbugs (PDF, 1.6 MB) caused illness in workers and others.