Industrial Evidence Stream · Vehicle Maintenance
Did NIOSH evaluate asbestos-containing brake dust at a Long Island bus maintenance shop?
Yes. NIOSH evaluated Huntington Coach Corporation repair and body shops after employees raised concerns that included asbestos-containing brake dust, along with solvents, paint vapors and diesel exhaust.
How to use this record. Read the documented evidence first, then open the evidence boundary for the limits of the specific source and period.
Documented evidence
- The confidential employee request concerned Huntington Coach Corporation bus repair and body shops in Huntington Station, New York.
- Employees identified asbestos-containing brake dust among several suspected workplace exposures.
- NIOSH performed a walk-through evaluation, observed work practices and personal protective equipment, assessed potential exposures and conducted confidential employee interviews.
What we can investigate from here
If you or a family member worked here, details such as the approximate years, job, department, building or type of work may help us investigate the history further. You do not need to know the asbestos product or how the exposure occurred.
Primary source
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