Reduce Your Dust Exposure: Tying Bulk or Mini-Bags

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Did you know? Folding bulk or mini-bag loading collars away from your breathing zone can reduce peaks in respirable dust exposure up to 92%. When tying, fold bag collars away from you. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Breathing Zone Dust Control Dust Exposure Manual Materials Handling Materials Handling Protective Measures Respirable Dust Safety Practices Work Performance Work Practices
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050543
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2017 Oct; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:81555efd52251ed4f5b98b6627a68916404ad05b3f6a31b776b9eb72104062f3cd63d6d39273b86b68325640a86e2449bbfc1b10390ef8110af0ff200cedae0b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227580/cdc_227580_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 144.46 KB ]