Evaluation of Dust and Noise Exposures at Three Roofing Companies

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• Personal Author:
  Achutan, Chandran ; Dowell, Chad H. ; Eisenberg, Judith S. ; Hall, Ronald M. ; McCleery, Robert E. ; Mueller, Charles A. ; Sollberger, Ronald ; Tubbs, Randy L.
• Description:
  The HHE program responded to a union request concerning workers' exposure to dust and noise during saw cutting of cement roofing tiles. HHE program investi­gators observed work practices, and evaluated workers' exposure to dust and noise at three roofing companies. They also screened employees for silicosis using a med­ical questionnaire, lung function testing, and chest x-rays. Testing showed that workers were overex­posed to silica and noise during saw cutting of cement roofing tiles. Results also showed that most roofers had normal lung function, but that lung function decreased with increased years of performing dry-cutting of cement roofing tiles. HHE program investigators recom­mended that managers implement engineering controls and work practice controls to reduce air­borne silica levels. Recommendations were also made regarding implementing mandatory respiratory protection programs and hearing conservation programs. Two of the final reports are available at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2005-0030-2968.pdf ; and https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2005-0032-2985.pdf . [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Dust Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Lung Lung Diseases Noise Occupational Health Quartz Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Silicosis

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Roofing Contractors Construction Construction-industry Dust Dusts Fall-protection Fall Protection Hazards-Confirmed Heat-stress Heat Stress Lung-disorders Lung-fibrosis Lung Function Pulmonary-system-disorders Quartz Quartz-dust Region-9 Respirable-dust Respirable Dust Respirable Silica Respiratory-system-disorders Roofing Roofing-and-sheet-metal-work Silica Silica-dusts Total Dust

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035657
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2009 Jan; 15(1):113
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  238160 - Roofing Contractors - (NAICS)
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4e198b1ceaa21438c9e0090b27963bde3f74be4db7888c911a4c5050c3b6c1423dd5f4dea321932714be5ca393cf2e22e916fa8e2a23feca495cddc82cb8f6fb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187451/cdc_187451_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 560.10 KB ]