Occupational exposure to crystalline silica

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• Personal Author:
  Mackison, Frank W. ; Wagner, William D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Office of Research and Standards Development
• Description:
  "Recommendations are made for standards for occupational exposure to crystalline silica, based on a review of the literature regarding the health effects of exposure. Recommendations are made for the following items: levels of silica in the work place air
  
  medical examinations
  
  labeling
  
  personal protective equipment and work clothing
  
  informing employees of hazards from free silica
  
  work practices and control procedures
  
  monitoring and recordkeeping requirements. Topics reviewed are: biologic effects of silica exposure, including epidemiologic and toxicity data
  
  and environmental data, including dust measurement and engineering control." - NIOSHTIC-2
  
  The Office of Research and Standards Development, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, had primary responsibility for development of the criteria and recommended standard for crystalline silica. William D. Wagner, Division of Laboratories and Criteria Development, had NIOSH program responsibility for development of the document, and Frank W. Mackison served as criteria manager.
  
  NIOSHIC no. 00036563
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Criteria Document
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB75120
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Standards
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  vii, 120 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00036563
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ca254ab4266603a35003dd35b96af3a470acc3080b607d1523f29f98c41f0c62a6a7772be573617e80452ac8d7cbcb19a42ac9c5b16dc59e4c105ce35450945b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19342/cdc_19342_DS1.pdf
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