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3 have been banned, no one is likely to be <br />x=d to large amounts. <br />PCBs do not cause <br />ima, expc�cnts and from studies Of YuShO <br />m,ounts of «: could affW the subsequent <br />ealth of her baby and could cause spontaneous <br />bortion or miscarriage if the exposure <br />.... <br />dgh... c: <br />Exposure can also reduce fertilitY. <br />ICBs is very unlikely nowadays- <br />. What If PCBs are Involved in <br />fire? <br />When PCBs are burned, they can form <br />polychlorinated Jibe= uraas (PCDFs) and <br />polychlorinated diibenzodioxnas (PCDDs)- Some of <br />these compounds are far more toxic and cancer- <br />causing than PCBs, and they can be the main <br />hazard from a PCB fire. Fortunately, only very <br />small amounts of these compounds are usually <br />created. Like PCBs, they usually cause no short- <br />term health effects (except chloracne if exposure is <br />very large). Also, as with PCBs, there is no useful <br />way to measure or predict health effects, there is <br />no treatment for an exposed person, and a single <br />exposure would not substantially increase your <br />lifetime risk of getting cancer. <br />RESOURCES <br />Some HF.SIS publications are available in Spanish <br />or other languages. Also available from HESIS at <br />no charge is A Guide ro 501vvew, in <br />English and Spanish. For copies, call 415/548-3138. <br />For information about the health effects of - <br />irorkplace chemicals, contact HE= at 4LV-'A0- <br />3014 (you an call collect from within California). <br />State, county, and city government employees who <br />need information or assistance concerning work- <br />place health and safety re or who want to <br />file a Complaint, can contact the nearest office of <br />the California Division of Safety and Health <br />(DOSH): <br />Sacramento 91 <br />San Francisco 415/557-1677 <br />Van Nuys 818/901-5403 <br />Other employees who need information or assist- <br />ance concerning workplace health and safety <br />regulations or who want to Me a C6aiplaiat can con- <br />tact one of the area offices of the -federal Occupa- <br />tional Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): <br />Walnut Creek 415N43-1973 <br />west Covina 818/915-1558 <br />Long Beach 213/514-6387 <br />Sacramento 916/646-9710 <br />San Diego 619/569-9071 <br />Employers wbo want free assistance to evaluate <br />and improve workplace health and safety can con- <br />tact the nearest office of the DOSH Consultation <br />Service: <br />Sacramento 916!920-6131 <br />San Francisco 415/557-1034 <br />Fresno <br />Downey 2131861-9993 <br />Panorama City 213(786.3870 <br />San Bernardino 714/383-4567 <br />San Diego 7141280-5304 <br />in a medical emergency. contact your local Poison <br />Control Center. See your local phoncbook under <br />'Emergency Phone Numbers" on the inside 5 oat <br />cover. <br />If you have questions about exposure to PCBs out- <br />side the workplace, contact the Tone Info Center <br />hotline at 3360. <br />• <br />v <br />C <br />