Water spray control of hazardous dust when breaking concrete with a jackhammer

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• Personal Author:
  Echt, Alan S. ; Whalen, John J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Applied Research and Technology ; New Jersey Silica Partnership
• Description:
  Construction workers are exposed to hazardous dust when using jackhammers to break concrete pavement. NIOSH found that exposures could be reduced by using a waterspray attachment.
  
  NIOSHTIC No. 20033986
  
  
• Content Notes:
  "The principal contributor to this publication was Alan Echt of the Division of Applied Research and Technology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. John J. Whalen, under a NIOSH contract, served as lead writer/editor. This research was conducted in cooperation with the New Jersey Silica Partnership." - acknowledgements
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2008127
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  print ; [4 p.] : ill. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033986
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:23b1f63190ebfe880e2a6461d1d947572e8d452a565ac54a9fc4e7020cbe20f9148f2a97ddf332026c727906293a0a150cfc44679a8fef6a5b00d646f1691d92
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5600/cdc_5600_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.08 MB ]