NIOSH to Study Several Substitute Abrasives

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• Personal Author:
  Greskevich, Mark F.
• Description:
  This paper describes the NIOSH project entitled "Evaluation of Substitutes for Silica Sand in Abrasive Blasting." The long-term goal of this project is to develop comparative health-related, economic, and technical data regarding silica sand and seven substitutes for silica sand which could help prevent silicosis and deaths from sandblasting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Compounds Ferrous Compounds Nickel Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Abrasive-blasting Abrasive-grinding Abrasives Aluminum-compounds Aluminum-oxides Copper-compounds Iron-compounds Iron-oxides Nickel-compounds Silica-dusts Steel-compounds

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• Publisher:
  The Society for Protective Coatings
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• Volume:
  96
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049926
• Citation:
  Compliance Environ Health Safety News SSPC 1996 Jan; 96(1):1-2
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Compliance: Environmental, Health and Safety News from SSPC
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dfb7942a29aa3287c30a3c7a71c2f479a4fced5b16d9bc6d544c4deeeeb3d295edabf6895711fdaaf159e1fe87496ff9b6a5b2e5273e6d3b08c87298333002f2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210516/cdc_210516_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.16 MB ]