Respiratory Protection Recommendations for Airborne Exposures to Crystalline Silica

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This document describes the NIOSH policy for respiratory protection against airborne exposures to crystalline silica. NIOSH recommends the use of half-facepiece particulate respirators with N95 or better filters for airborne exposures to crystalline silica at concentrations less than or equal to 0.5 mgm3. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also specifies the use of at least a 95-rated filter efficiency [29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.134]. The recommendation for a 95-rated filter efficiency reflects the improved filter efficiency of N95 filters over the earlier dust and mist (DM) filters. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Crystallization Dust Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Quartz Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Respirators; Respirable-dust; Respiratory-protective-equipment; Protective-equipment; Personal-protective-equipment; Personal-protection; Silica-dusts; Quartz-dust; Construction-Search
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-140, 2008 Jul; :1-3
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2008140
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034337
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2008-113739
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ad1bc37668501f3d3e6f6321bbb7a943ca661a87ae2e15db882bcb353d304b890e99bbe7ae07913e8009cea4cbbd98a88afe7c9d09cae94b45b6dbda0c6b2b6f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/148646/cdc_148646_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 103.34 KB ]