National Occupational Health Survey of Mining. Pigment minerals report.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This report presented data from the National Occupational Health Survey of Mining (NOHSM) for Pigment Minerals. The data were collected during a January 1988 survey. The data related to occupational health program and policy information, an inventory of all health related substances found on mine property, and a series of worksite observations which detail potential exposure to chemical and physical agents. Data were collected by surveyors who traveled to the one active Pigment Minerals site. The information contained in this report was categorized into seven tables: four concerning chemical agents, one concerning musculoskeletal overload conditions, one concerning physical exposure conditions, and one concerning welding processes. The estimated annual usage information was provided for chemical substances, both generic and tradenames. No Mine Safety and Health Administration regulated, or chemicals with a NIOSH recommended exposure limit were found on mine property. Potentials for exposure to noise, whole body vibration and process related temperature were noted. Potential exposures to five musculoskeletal overload conditions were found. Shield metal arc welding and oxyfuel gas cutting were observed to be used.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Explosions Explosive Agents Nitrogen Compounds Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Ergonomics Industrial-hazards Mine-workers Mineral-dusts Mining-industry Safety-research Underground-mining
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00193561
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1989 Oct; :1-24
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cdbb7a6060c5348e3bae47257bad6669bc41933f5a22c320ffb0a3217a75901d1fc962ddaaf0eb9d55e34edbc020ef12d611d760842d732da5bca1b6278da57b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180331/cdc_180331_DS1.pdf
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