You are the safety and occupational health professional for your cityӳ Health Department. Youreceived a call from a major food distribution warehouse that some employees are complaining ofdizziness and feeling sick.When you arrive on scene you are in a very large warehouse a significant portion of which isrefrigerated. The illnesses are being reported from a refrigerated section (about 40 degrees F)where workers are blister packing food products on a production line. The warehouse has 20 loadingdocks two railroad car lines that end directly inside the warehouse (in close proximity to theproduction area) a dozen or so gas powered forklifts and no sensors or environmental monitors ofany kind except those associated with the refrigeration systems.The warehouse manager is cooperative but he points out that he is in the middle of contractnegotiations with the union. He is also very proud of the fact that they have special seals on theloading dock doors and throughout the warehouse to keep the cold in and the heat out.You cannot identify any discernible odors other than the exhaust from the forklifts when they moveby you. There are four ladies waiting for you in the break room complaining of dizziness andlightheadedness. They are all comparing and complaining about their symptoms. There are 14employees who work in this area of the warehouse ֠12 women and two men.Instructions:Based on the given scenario develop a plan of action that includes how you would conduct theinvestigation state how you would identify possible sources of the problem and provide youropinion on the likely source. Discuss the standards applicable to possible sources. Include severalrecommendations you would make to the manager to help solve the problem based on your research intodocumented best practices for similar situations. (You may make assumptions about the scenario inorder to propose solutions ֠just be certain to state your assumptions clearly).The Case Study must be a minimum of three pages in length double-spaced and should follow APArules for formatting quoting paraphrasing citing and listing of sources. Use Microsoft Word tocreate your response to the Case Study.
