Preventing Illness from Silica Dust

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health ; California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Workers in construction and manufacturing jobs are often exposed to respirable crystalline silica, which is released when cutting or drilling into stone and concrete. Breathing silica dust is dangerous and can lead to serious and often fatal illnesses. There are steps employers must take to protect workers by reducing exposure to dust. These steps include using controls like wet methods and ventilation. Respirators can be used, but only if other methods are not protective enough. The following resources provide guidance for how employers can protect workers from hazardous exposures to silica dust. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Crystalline Silica Dust Exposure Dust Suppression Occupational Exposure Stone Processing
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)   ; Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)  
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter ; Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059598
• Citation:
  Occupational Health Watch: February 2019. Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2019 Feb; :1-2
• Email:
  OHW@cdph.ca.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health Watch
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9ad104801fe8964d7c9116fff61d3b633f56bf6e62e7317ce10a67d129a0785caa114666f6f8052f8b2512eac667995e78689f1487b7dea14a65f669c4bd2313
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228986/cdc_228986_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 96.56 KB ]