Key Findings from Research: New Elextric Rotary Drills Cut Dust, Noise and Vibration Without Reducing Productivity

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  During structural upgrades, construction workers must drill large holes in concrete to insert rebar dowels, a physically demanding task exposing workers to high levels of hand vibration, noise, and respirable silica dust. Structural contractors have long relied on pneumatic rock drills for drilling large holes in rock and concrete, but new, powerful electric rotary hammer drills are appearing on the market. In a series of three experiments, researchers compared the performance of pneumatic and electric drills of similar mass while drilling concrete. See abstract: https://bit.ly/2M0fRKS. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Dust Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Construction Equipment Construction Industry Construction Workers Drillers Dust Exposure Noise Exposure Vibration Exposure
• 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:
  California ; Maryland ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:20057582
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Sep; :1
• Email:
  David.Rempel@ucsf.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• 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-512:5d4e255b34169589a185b90895d8fbfb9db07f57a5724e1a5cee160f95ed889e58712b9339e97c7e50f674cbdafcfa5d360731aba1b08d619f67220fead9e2af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212979/cdc_212979_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 48.51 KB ]