Special Publication: Cyrystalline Silica Primer

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Bureau of Mines
• Description:
  Following studies in the 1980's that suggested that crystalline silica is a carcinogen the substance has been regulated under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). Because crystalline silica is an extremely common mineral and the hcs will affect many mineral commodities, it is important that there be as clear an understanding as possible of what is and what is not crystalline silica, where it is found and used, and how it is qualitatively and quantitatively identified. This primer is an attempt to accomplish this in as nontechnical a manner as possible. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Geology Hazardous Substances Mining Occupational Health Quartz Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Chemical-analysis Crystal-structure Health-hazards Occupational-safety-and-health Regulations Silica-minerals Silicon-dioxide Standards Utilization
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Special Publication
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WO - Washington Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  60 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10011580
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-120976
• Citation:
  Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, SP 5-92, 1992 Jan; :1-49
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, SP 5-92
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:56861b878b9b3383f11d7b1a9235ac65df803b4852150d83b77ed50a58b76ad612577458f2756623cdb4513ea7b37d0ed56b00170e55973e729ad3a0eab740c1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206297/cdc_206297_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.86 MB ]