A New Method to Clean Dust from Soiled Work Clothes [2006] [proceedings]

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• Personal Author:
  Cecala, Andrew B. ; Howell JL ; O'Brien AD ; Pollock DE ; Zimmer JA
• Description:
  Dust from worker's clothes has been shown to be a problematic source of personal dust exposure. A recently completed effort between NIOSH and Unimin Corp. has resulted in a quick and effective way to clean worker clothing. The process involves a booth under negative pressure with an air spray manifold to supply compressed air to blow off the dust from the clothing. The overall system is designed to meet MSHA and OSHA requirements. Results of field testing indicated that the manifold cleaned the clothes 10 times faster and removed 50% more dust than cleaning methods used by workers today. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Mining Occupational Health Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Clothing Dust-exposure Dusts Mining-industry Respirable-dust Work-clothing
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  0415401488
• Publisher:
  Taylor & Francis Group
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  197-201
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030311
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 11th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, University Park, Pennsylvania, June 5-7, 2006. Mutmansky JM, Ramani RV. eds., London, U.K.: Taylor & Francis Group, 2006 Jun; :197-201
• Editor(s):
  Mutmansky JM; Ramani RV
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:85a7212c356b99ee8fb65cadc4607669a23de16ab923a09c8bd9b865f10ce9b9fa6aa9c7812efef368f47ee933eddf7b1c9ba142b0bec063fe0635e754f38b09
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221206/cdc_221206_DS1.pdf
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