NIOSH Seels Info on Substitutes for Silica Sand in Abrasive Blasting

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• Personal Author:
  Greskevich, Mark F.
• Description:
  Studies are underway at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia) to assess abrasive-blasting substitutes for silica sand. Project objectives include: (1) to identify substitute materials for silica sand in abrasive-blasting operations; (2) to assess the effectiveness, availability, economic issues, and health effects of these substitute materials; and (3) to disseminate the findings of the project to the appropriate groups of workers and employers with recommendations for the use of these substitute materials. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Abrasive-blasting Abrasives Blasting-agents Respirable-dust Sand-blasting Silica-dusts
• ISSN:
  0094-1492
• Publisher:
  7
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  40
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049927
• Citation:
  Mater Perform 1993 Aug; 32(8):40
• Contact Point Address:
  Mark F. Greskevitch, Industrial Hygienist, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 944 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Materials Performance
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1c86eca9dbaa4579b8b0af6ddf2f9c8677dbd5f9af76b590950fce9470d888126e9987b61e5da926032d53a565ca1afa3969d32afc824a270bc0544c730be367
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210517/cdc_210517_DS1.pdf
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