Dust control technology usage patterns in the drywall finishing industry

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• Personal Author:
  Nussbaum MA ; Young-Corbett DE
• Description:
  A telephone survey was conducted to quantify drywall finishing industry usage rates of dust control technology, identify barriers to technology adoption, and explore firm owner perception of risk. Industry use of the following technologies was described: wet methods, respiratory protection, pole sanders, ventilated sanders, and low-dust joint compound. A survey instrument composed of both Likert-type scaled items and open-ended items was developed and administered by telephone to the census population of the owners of member firms of trade associations: Finishing Contractors Association and Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industries. Of 857 firms, 264 interviews were completed. Along with descriptive statistics, results were analyzed to examine effects of firm size and union affiliation on responses. Responses to open-ended items were analyzed using content analysis procedures. Firm owners rated the risk of dust to productivity and customer satisfaction as low-moderate. Half rated the dust as having some impact on worker health, with higher impacts indicated by owners of small firms. Among the available control technologies, respiratory protection was used most frequently. Several barriers to implementation of the more effective control technologies were identified. Barriers associated with technology usability, productivity, and cost, as well as misperceptions of risk, should be addressed to improve dust control in the drywall finishing industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Dust Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Ventilation Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Construction Work Construction Construction-industry Construction-materials Drywall Dust Dust-control Dust-particles Dust Control Dusts Exposure-levels Perception Of Risk Pollutants Respiration Respirators Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Ventilation-equipment Work-areas Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  315-323
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043337
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2009 Jun; 6(6):315-323
• Contact Point Address:
  Deborah E. Young-Corbett, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, 310B Bishop Favrao Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
• Email:
  dyoung@vt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040915
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• End Date:
  20100630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89d947c41dd8d3f7367cb285d4134353b631514457cbe1147d0231c1b6d640b8be96b844557c59bab9d80f4969348cf8691b7af93d34c2b688dc7590ba88d732
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195259/cdc_195259_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 647.48 KB ]