Silicosis, TB, and sandblasting the interiors of tanks

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• Personal Author:
  Cocalis, Joseph C.
• Description:
  Case Study Description: Silicosis prevention among painting subcontractors. Situation: Follow-up to TB screening uncovered a case of complicated silicosis at a small industrial painting firm. A physician referred the case to NIOSH. Problem: A NIOSH investigation found the subcontractor's workers to be overexposed to crystalline silica during sandblasting and clean-up activities. NIOSH also found deficiencies in the subcontractor 's respiratory protection and medical surveillance programs. Resolution: Due to the serious nature of the findings, NIOSH advised the subcontractor of the inadequacies and referred the operation to OSHA for enforcement follow-up. Benefit to Other Practitioners: Industrial hygienists for prime contractors and /or construction managers will be made aware of the need to select subcontractors with acceptable occupational health programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Irritants Lung Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Hazards Industrial-hygienists Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-protection Respiratory-system-disorders Sand-blasting Silica-dusts Silicosis Surveillance-programs Work-environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  31
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041276
• Citation:
  American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, May 19-23, 1997, Dallas, Texas. Fairfax, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1997 May; :31
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, May 19-23, 1997, Dallas, Texas
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:82faad59e6c946c108651950ef1623718bc55ade81f219cf10138c3de6550dc121d936003c8e863e7d058417b53fded9546f6ffd3f406f8175da7ff9c97236e8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193879/cdc_193879_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 535.69 KB ]