Silica dust controls in concrete construction.

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• Personal Author:
  Echt, Alan S.
• Description:
  Crystaltine silica is found in several construction materials, such as block, mortar and concrete, usually in the form of quartz. Tasks that cut, break, grind, abrade or drill those materials can result in overexposure to dust containing respirable crystalline silica (RCS). RCS refers to that portion of airborne crystalline silica dust that is capable of entering the gas-exchange regions of the lungs if inhaled; this includes particles less than approximately 10 micrometers in diameter. Workplace exposure to RCS can cause silicosis, a progressive lung disease marked by scarring and thickening of the lung tissue, as well as autoimmune diseases, chronic kidney disease and other lung diseases. Controlling RCS exposures to levels below occupational exposure limits is essential to protecting the health of construction workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Dust Kidney Diseases Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Quartz Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Construction; Construction-workers; Construction-materials; Construction-industry; Concretes; Silica-dusts; Employee-exposure; Employee-health; Quartz-dust; Respirable-dust; Silicosis; Occupational-diseases; Disease-prevention; Lung-disease; Lung-tissue; Control-methods; Respiratory-system-disorders; Pulmonary-system-disorders; Autoimmunity; Immune-system-disorders; Kidney-disorders; Personal-protective-equipment; Exposure-levels; Exposure-limits
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  46-47
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042803
• Citation:
  Concrete Openings 2013 Jun; 22(2):46-47
• Contact Point Address:
  Alan Echt, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Applied Research and Technology, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  aseO@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Concrete Openings
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248215/cdc_248215_DS1.pdf
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