Assessment of dust control technology for selected ceramic production processes.

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• Personal Author:
  Caplan, Paul E. ; Cooper TC ; Godbey FW ; Mahon RD ; McKinnery WN ; Caplan, Paul E. ; Cooper TC ; Godbey FW ; Mahon RD ; McKinnery WN
• Description:
  Surveys of dust control technology for selected ceramic industrial processes at four facilities were conducted (SIC-1796). The first site involved crushing and grinding of pyrophyllite ore to production specifications for wall and floor tiles. Exposures to dust were maintained below OSHA standards by isolation of major dust producing operations, enclosure and ventilation of processing and transfer equipment, and good housekeeping practices. The second site involved crushing of ball clay and shale for the quarry wall and floor tile industry. Personal samples averaged 106 percent of the OSHA standard of 0.48 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) for respirable dust and 361 percent of the OSHA standard of 1.15mg/m3 for total dust. Area total dust samples averaged 172 percent of the standard. Inadequate planning and maintenance of local ventilation systems were considered responsible for the high dust concentrations. The third site involved finish grading of tile in the quarry wall and floor tile industry. Dust exposures were held below OSHA standards by the use of local exhaust ventilation on all grinding machinery. The fourth site involved batching, mixing, and packaging of ceramic materials. Dust exposures were kept below OSHA standards by enclosure and ventilation, good housekeeping, and a personal protective equipment program.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Ceramics-industry Control-methods Control-technology Dust-control Exhaust-ventilation Exposure-levels Field-Study Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Personal-protective-equipment Respirable-dust Workplace-studies

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB11004
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology ; Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-86
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00141841
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ECTB 110-04, 1984 Jul; :1-86
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1796 - Installing building equipment, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5671316ac956ddeb2ffdb902d66fe18ecbe5611ac42cf8674c0e99345e889b80f7d075bfa5a89272a84727a075b01a90febe6f8554e6ad6f0640db9d155c9fa3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179688/cdc_179688_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.57 MB ]