Abrasive blasting protective practices study - field survey results.

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• Personal Author:
  Blair AW
• Description:
  The occupational health hazards resulting from abrasive blasting are excessive noise and high respirable dust levels. In the companies surveyed, in the monument, painting/sandblasting and primary metals industries, and in shipyards, protection against these hazards ranges from adequate to non-existent. The noise hazard is considerable but is generally ignored. Many forms of respiratory protective equipment are used, giving varying degrees of protection, but are almost invariably poorly maintained, thus reducing their effectiveness, which is also reduced by the poor design of the equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Metal Workers Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Paint Personal Protective Equipment Safety Ships
• Keywords:
  Contract-099-71-0047 Dust-analysis Dust-control Metal-workers Monument-industry NIOSH-Contract NIOSH-Publication Noise-control Noise-levels Painters Personal-protective-equipment Safety-engineering Safety-maintenance Shipyard-workers Stonemasons

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• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00053532
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1975 Oct; 36(10):745-751
• Contact Point Address:
  Austin W. Blair, Safety and Industrial Hygiene, Boeing Aerospace Company, Seattle, Washington 98124
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c044ca9ad84fb34f4c0543b1b17481809a9c42210b48cb4d2294007df78f2f879e5000f084abb54db26215d03500df3b7f25246f81f4cd1c0c4bfda10798eb6e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184077/cdc_184077_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 449.47 KB ]