National Occupational Health Survey of Mining. Perlite report.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This report provided data collected by the National Occupational Health Survey of Mining (NOHSM) for the perlite commodity. Seven perlite mines were included in the survey. The survey indicated the presence of four chemicals on the mine property which are regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). No chemicals were found which have a NIOSH recommended exposure limit but are not regulated by MSHA. Three chemicals were found which have no NIOSH or MSHA exposure limits set. Workers were potentially exposed to 295 trade named products. Also there were potential exposures to noise, process related temperatures, segmental vibration and whole body vibration. Potential exposures to several musculoskeletal conditions were noted, including prone or supine lying, standing, sitting, frequent lifting, awkward lifting, heavy lifting, diminished light, neck and/or back, wrist, lower limb, fingers and hands, and the forearm, arm, and shoulder. Ten different welding processes were determined to be used in the perlite commodity.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Bromine Compounds Environmental Monitoring Halothane Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Equipment-operators Health-hazards Heat-stress Mine-workers Mining-industry Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Noise-exposure Safety-research Vibration-exposure Welders
• 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:
  1-107
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00193569
• 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, 1988 Apr; :1-107
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• 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-512:30d8702dddc8299abaaa4ae02165499587e8006cf1f7a0714ddf616da160bb3ed4776fc3bb2ae7735adde13a823d6d92eb2d4b2771b8da62990d1fc3db6d40bf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180337/cdc_180337_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.64 MB ]