Key Findings from Research: Local Innovation to Control Silica Dust in Masonry Construction

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Silica is a pervasive and potentially deadly occupational hazard in construction. The occupational risk posed by silica has long been known, but regulatory action, and adoption of engineering controls in the field, have been slow. This case study describes how local unions, municipal regulators, contractors, and major public construction users played a central role in accelerating adoption of engineering controls in the Chicago area masonry restoration sector, helping protect workers involved in tuckpointing. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Construction Industry Dust Engineering Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Case Studies Construction Construction Industry Construction Workers Control Methods Control Technology Dust Control Engineering Controls Environmental Control Environmental Control Equipment Exhaust Ventilation Masons Regulations Respiratory Diseases Silica Silica Dusts Silicosis

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Maryland ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048678
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2016 Aug; :1
• Email:
  weinstei@fiu.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Key findings from research
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1c11d13834f8a1d0807b279f371c9abc054b4b53c67ecb6295843f4685b940ace442e25df2648b3fe4474b06ec50c0ffe16f4bf7e5ac1c6577cc68e40feaf45a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212970/cdc_212970_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 42.99 KB ]