Toolbox Talk: Nano-Enabled Cement Materials with Titanium Dioxide

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Engineered and manufactured nanomaterials are very small - much thinner than a human hair. Products that contain nanomaterials, called nano-enabled products, are increasingly used in construction. When workers cut, grind, sand, or disturb such products, dust containing the nanomaterial gets into the air that workers breathe. Nano-size titanium dioxide is added to coatings and cement-based products, such as roofing tiles, pavements, and mortar, to make the cement self-cleaning and to break down air pollutants. Nano-sized titanium dioxide harms lung tissue and causes lung cancer in lab animals, so the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) considers it a potential occupational carcinogen. Cement-based products can also contain other hazardous materials such as silica. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Dust Occupational Health Safety Titanium
• Keywords:
  Concretes Construction Construction Materials Construction Workers Dust Exposure Nanomaterials Safety Practices Titanium Dioxide
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062316
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Jan; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• CAS Registry Number:
  Titania (CAS RN 13463-67-7)
• 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:
  Toolbox talk: nano-enabled cement materials with titanium dioxide
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:304ca2f885abe282c687fdd72187242e41d3a7d023690641dce1b52ec58b99678e06305b3258ef7792b1896de41c7965f530ce0ea4dfe21a36301f334e97c7b4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213155/cdc_213155_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 302.90 KB ]