An Evaluation of Cotton Dust Control Systems

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• Personal Author:
  Gideon, J. A. ; Johnson AJ
• Description:
  Dust control systems in the picker and garnett rooms of the cotton yarn manufacturing operations (SIC-2281) at the Atlantic Federal Penitentiary were assessed. Total dust levels were measured in both the picker and garnett rooms with a portable dust monitor. Standard vertical elutriators were used to take samples over a period of several days for approximately 5 hours per day. Samples were generally collected in areas around the workers. All filters were weighed before sampling and analyzed gravimetrically following sampling. Duct air velocities were also measured. Average levels of 250 and 640 micrograms per cubic meter of elutriated dust were recorded in the picker and garnett rooms, respectively. The authors conclude that the picker room dust control system is effective and operates according to its specifications. The garnetting room dust control system, provides adequate protection, but cannot achieve the same level of efficiency as the picker dust control system. Recommendations include reducing the frequency and rate of filter cleaning in both systems, performing of filter efficiency tests, and redesigning of the garnetting dust capture system for increased capture efficiency. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Dust Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Chemical-processing Cotton-dust Dust-control Dust-control-equipment Dust-samplers NIOSH-Author Yarn-mills
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-38
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00094219
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-175836
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: 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. 78-109, 1978 Aug; :1-38
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2281 - Yarn spinning mills - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:66de13266a1f4902e07a6cf55e8a4c3265ea2285b044ec6a18b0e01e9d814e86075aa6f25f258fbe6143232997a59f79d6d013f89129d4e8dd08e3ac7cdf1498
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209378/cdc_209378_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.29 MB ]