National Occupational Health Survey of Mining. Beryl report.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This report presented data collected by the National Occupational Health Survey of Mining concerning potential hazardous exposures to those employed in the mining of beryl. Two mines were visited during the preparation of this report. Thirteen chemicals were identified which have no NIOSH recommendation or Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recommendation for safe exposure limits. Eleven chemicals were found on mine property that were regulated by MSHA. Workers were potentially exposed to 48 different trade named products. Potential exposure to the following physical agents was also noted: ionizing radiation, noise, temperature, and whole body vibration. No musculoskeletal overload conditions were identified, and no potential welding exposures were noted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Mining Noise Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Radiation Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Safety-research; Mining-industry; Mine-workers; Equipment-operators; Radiation-exposure; Heat-stress; Vibration-exposure; Noise-exposure; Occupational-exposure; Health-hazards
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00193571
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB90180779
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1986 Aug; :1-24
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• 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-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242913/cdc_242913_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]