Survey of Respirator Use and Practices: Construction Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Doney B ; Greskevich, Mark F. ; Groce D
• Description:
  A joint National Institute for occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report raises sobering question regarding respirator usage practices within U.S. industry as compared to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and NIOSH recommendations. This report focuses on information from the survey of companies in construction, special trade contractors, which includes many National Demolition Association members. The report describes findings from focus groups (arranged by the National Demolition association and conducted by NIOSH) about respiratory protection such as respiratory usage practices in companies such as yours, and how the practices compare to OSHA regulation and NIOSH recommendations, and where your company stands, as compared to similar companies, on respiratory protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Construction-industry Personal-protective-equipment Questionnaires Respirators Respiratory-protective-equipment Surveillance Work-practices
• ISSN:
  1522-5690
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  28-32
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033111
• Citation:
  Demolition 2007 Nov/Dec; :28-32
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, Mail Stop HG-900.2, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  bdoney@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Chlorine (CAS RN 7782-50-5) ; Fluorine (CAS RN 7782-41-4) ; Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  17 - Special Trade Contractors - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  Demolition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f4d8eaf881ee10011a1c7a8c054beda0be63fd0f05c6ba3bf518a2062d98aeaf156e223e8972ecc0b9499c94e98d33874efd565b470a0e005c5a94183b4d9d0f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188810/cdc_188810_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 13.51 MB ]