Current Intelligence Bulletin 36 – Silica Flour: Silicosis (Crystalline Silica) (with Reference Package)

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The relationship between silica (7631869) flour exposure and development of silicosis is discussed. Development and characteristics of silicosis are described. Industrial uses for silica flour are reviewed and recommended exposure limits are provided. Published reports of silicosis among exposed workers are summarized, and the findings of studies conducted by NIOSH at two silica flour mills are reviewed. Recommendations are included for exposure monitoring, engineering controls, medical surveillance, work practices, personal protective equipment, worker education, and product labeling. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Silicates Lung Diseases Minerals Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Control-methods Health-surveys Industrial-hygiene Lung-disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Current-Intelligence-Bulletin-No-36 Silicates
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB81137
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout/Flyer
• 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:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00117404
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-101758
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 81-137, (CIB 36), 1981 Jun; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• 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:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209420/cdc_209420_DS1.pdf
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