Preliminary results of the NIOSH industrywide study of the fibrous glass industry.

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• Personal Author:
  Dement, John M.
• Description:
  Preliminary results are given for a study of the fibrous glass industry, with discussion of present fibrous glass technology, brief review of medical findings, review of available sampling methods, presentation of preliminary results of the NIOSH environmental studies, and discussion of the results as related to the findings of the medical studies. Significant amounts of disabling pneumoconiosis have not been demonstrated in glass wool insulation plants studied where fiber concentrations are well below 1.0 fiber per milliliter. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Glass Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-particulates; Air-contamination; Respiratory-system-disorders; Glass-fibers; Insulation-industry
• Publisher:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  67-94
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027590
• Citation:
  Transactions of the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Boston, Massachusetts, May 20-25, 1973. Washington, DC: American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1973 May; :67-94
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Transactions of the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Boston, Massachusetts, May 20-25, 1973
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241737/cdc_241737_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]