3156The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential employee request for a health hazard evaluation from a veterinary teaching hospital in Michigan. Employees were concerned about reproductive problems and hair loss that they associated with work-related exposures to chemotherapy drugs. NIOSH's findings and recommendations are discussed.

3133The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received an employer request for a health hazard evaluation at a police department in Kentucky. The employer submitted the request because employees working in a vault used to store drug evidence were experiencing health symptoms. NIOSH's findings and recommendations are discussed.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a management request for a health hazard evaluation at a middle school in Texas, which had been evaluated a year earlier. The request was to look at the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) at the school after mold remediation and remodeling had been completed. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

This document is intended for all workers associated with the horse-racing industry, including jockeys, other race track workers, horse and race track owners, and racing commissions. The document summarizes NIOSH's efforts in responding to the Congressional inquiry and provides recommendations for reducing the number of injuries and adverse health effects for workers in the horse-racing industry.