Industrial Hygiene » Dusts



Resources on respirable dust health exposures, controls, illness and treatment. Examples of dusts: silica, wood dust, coal dust, washed cotton. Includes info on histoplasmosis, hantavirus, ODTS, pneumoconiosis, etc. Bird and bat excrement exposures.

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Agricultural Dust Measurement [26399] Agricultural Dust Measurement : Resource Info
Article discusses inaccuracies in agricultural dust measurement

Agricultural Dusts & Illness [26398] Agricultural Dusts & Illness : Resource Info
Farm respiratory protection guidance

Air Quality Guidelines, WHO, 1999 [13697] Air Quality Guidelines, WHO, 1999 : Resource Info
World Health Organization air quality guidelines

Anthrax Hazards & Controls [pdf] [31749] Anthrax Hazards & Controls : Resource Info
How to handle anthrax threats

Bird Droppings & Excrement Removal Checklist [pdf] [29371] Bird Droppings & Excrement Removal Checklist : Resource Info
A health safety checklist when encountering and removing bird droppings and excrement

Combustible Dust in Industry [33604] Combustible Dust in Industry : Resource Info
Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosions

Control of Drywall Sanding Dust Exposures [20700] Control of Drywall Sanding Dust Exposures : Resource Info
Workers who sand drywall joint compound are often exposed to high concentrations of dusts

Control of Wood Dust [3322] Control of Wood Dust : Resource Info
How to mitigate the exposure created by wood dust from woodworking equipment use

Danger in the Dust [11889] Danger in the Dust : Resource Info
Respirable dust issues related to agriculture

Dusts and Particulates [pdf] [31745] Dusts and Particulates : Resource Info
Background information regarding workplace hazards and controls

Dusts From Decayed Grain, Hay and Silage [26396] Dusts From Decayed Grain, Hay and Silage : Resource Info
Farm management and engineering changes that reduce exposure to dusts from spoiled plant material are advisable

Exposure Sources and Health Effects from Crystalline Silica [pdf] [6121] Exposure Sources and Health Effects from Crystalline Silica : Resource Info
SKC's guide to sampling for silica

Farm Respiratory Protection [3321] Farm Respiratory Protection : Resource Info
Discussion of the type of respirator protection needed for farm dust exposure

Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica [12964] Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica : Resource Info
Includes information on Occupational Exposure Limits

Histoplasmosis: Protecting Workers at Risk [3176] Histoplasmosis:  Protecting Workers at Risk : Resource Info
NIOSH revised guidelines for preventing histoplasmosis including details about PPE

Limiting Silica Dust Exposure [25770] Limiting Silica Dust Exposure : Resource Info
Results of a study of silica exposures in construction

Livestock Confinement Dusts and Gases [26401] Livestock Confinement Dusts and Gases : Resource Info
Confinement housing and its hazards to workers

Lungs Need Protection from Farm Dust [3320] Lungs Need Protection from Farm Dust : Resource Info
Discussion of respirator program for agriculture workers

Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust [pdf] [3319] Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust : Resource Info
A discussion of tools to monitor personal exposure to respirable coal mine dust

OSHA Silica Technical Advisor [5909] OSHA Silica Technical Advisor : Resource Info
OSHA tutorial and references on silica

OSHA Silicosis Training Materials [27702] OSHA Silicosis Training Materials : Resource Info
Training presentation on Safety & Health Factors for Working with Silica

OSHA: Wood Dust [16439] OSHA: Wood Dust : Resource Info
Technical resources on wood dust from OSHA

Preventing ODTS Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome [3296] Preventing ODTS Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome : Resource Info
ODTS - heavy concentrations of organic dust contaminated with microorganisms

Preventing Silicosis and Deaths in Construction Workers [791] Preventing Silicosis and Deaths in Construction Workers : Resource Info
Cites examples of construction operations with poor and good dust controls

Sand or Abrasive Blasting [pdf] [31752] Sand or Abrasive Blasting : Resource Info
Workplace hazards and controls

Silica [1896] Silica : Resource Info
Fact sheets, alerts, updates and technical information sources on silicosis prevention

Silica Flour: Silicosis [2081] Silica Flour: Silicosis : Resource Info
Silica flour is used industrially as an abrasive cleaner and as an inert filler - hazards discussed

Silica: Exposures During Tuck Pointing [16563] Silica: Exposures During Tuck Pointing : Resource Info
In tuck pointing, the worker grinds the mortar out from between the bricks

Washed Cotton [3318] Washed Cotton : Resource Info
A review and recommendations regarding Batch Kier Washed Cotton

Western Red Cedar Dust [pdf] [31754] Western Red Cedar Dust : Resource Info
Known to cause or exacerbate asthma, rhinitis and conjuctivitis

Why Are So Many Workers Still Exposed to Silica? [27312] Why Are So Many Workers Still Exposed to Silica? : Resource Info
Silicosis cannot be cured, but experts say it can be prevented

Wood Dust, All Soft & Hardwoods Except Western Red Cedar [11932] Wood Dust, All Soft & Hardwoods Except Western Red Cedar : Resource Info
OSHA health guidelines on wood dust

Wood Dust, Western Red Cedar [11933] Wood Dust, Western Red Cedar : Resource Info
OSHA health guidelines on Western Red Cedar wood dust

Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report 2002 [3326] Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report 2002 : Resource Info
Occupational respiratory disease surveillance data focusing on pneumoconiosis mortality




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OSHA technical resources on agriculture and farm safety

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Safety procedures for safe sandblasting



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