The Calexico Port of Entry (P.O.E.) serves as the gateway between Mexicali, Mexico and the United States. Over 20,000 vehicles enter the U.S. through the Calexico Port of Entry every 24 hours. The border vehicle inspection area consists of 11 primary inspection lanes and a vehicle secondary inspection area. All traffic enters the Calexico Port of Entry through one of the primary inspection lanes. If a more thorough inspection is necessary, cars are directed to the secondary inspection area and the engines are shutdown during vehicle searches. Each primary inspection lane has one agent which may be employed by the U.S. Customs Service or the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Each federal agency typically provides half of the inspectors during each shift. Data was collected to evaluate worker exposures to carbon monoxide (CO) and to assess the performance of the ventilation systems for controlling the CO exposures.


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    Title :

    Survey Report: Options for the Control of Border Agents Exposure to Vehicle Emissions: Recommendations for a Pilot Study at United States Port of Entry, Calexico, California


    Contributors:
    K. Dunn (author) / G. S. Earnest (author)

    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    34 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English