Criteria for a Recommended Standard… Occupational Exposure to Fibrous Glass

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This report presents the criteria and the recommended standard based thereon which were prepared to meet the need for preventing impairment of health from acute and chronic effects of exposure to fibrous glass. The acute effects include skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritation. Chronic effects include bronchiolar impairment, fibrosis, and carcinogenesis. Concern is particularly strong in cases of occupational exposure to fibers less than 3.5 micrometers in diameter over long periods of time. However, the available data supports the conclusion that occupational exposure to fibrous glass has not resulted in the development of cancer. No cases of human cancer that can be directly linked to fibrous glass exposure have been found. Many gaps are present in the literature on the effects of fibrous glass on humans and animals. Studies concerned with possible carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity, and reproductive system effects are cited. Sampling tools and methods for environmental analysis are described. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Epidemiology Fibrosis Glass Hazardous Substances Irritants Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Contract-099-72-0130 Fiberglass Fibrous-bodies Fibrous-dusts Glass-fibers NIOSH-Contract NIOSH-Criteria-Document Personal-protective-equipment Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Toxicity

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB77152
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DCDSD - Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-200
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00071263
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-274195
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-152, 1977 Apr; :1-200
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Performing Organization:
  Tabershaw-Cooper Associates, Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:36aaeedca54032571302b43fcd700c1fabce55af21d194a139821431c77912b2c8d1994ab3830a23d6405f99b7f3ac8ebb82fb20366f021edb55a799f6e4f7ca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209276/cdc_209276_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.68 MB ]