National Occupational Health Survey of Mining. Magnesite report.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This report presents data collected by the National Occupational Health Survey of Mining for the magnesite commodity. Three magnesite mines were included in the survey. Thirteen chemicals were found on mine property that were regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. No chemicals were found which had a NIOSH recommended exposure limit. Altogether, 96 trade named products were identified to which workers were potentially exposed. Potential exposures to noise, segmental vibration, whole body vibration and process related temperatures were noted. Ten possible musculoskeletal conditions which could arise among workers in this industry were identified. Three welding processes, arc welding, oxyfuel gas cutting, and oxyacetylene welding, were observed to be used at these locations.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health-hazards Heat-stress Mining-industry Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Noise-exposure Occupational-exposure Safety-research Vibration-exposure
• 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:
  1-45
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00193570
• 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, 1987 Sep; :1-45
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• 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-512:67fc847a2b370271ed20144f769c72f24538f7a0cef6b0f13db619ab58cfda691ff1b521616672d1844e0f7e232c144f5a18774cc7ac945a557ae5cd1cf227c9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180338/cdc_180338_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.22 MB ]