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MCat: Respiratory Safety
Cat: Dust Inhalation

Resources on respirable dust health exposures, controls, illness and treatment. Examples of dusts: silica, wood dust, coal dust, washed cotton. Includes info on histoplasmosis, hantavirus, ODTS, pneumoconiosis, etc. Bird and bat excrement exposures.

44 Resources
Agricultural Dust Measurement [26399] ?

Article discusses inaccuracies in agricultural dust measurement

Agricultural Dusts [11889] ?

Respirable dust issues related to agriculture

Agricultural Dusts - Respirators [pdf] [26398] ?

Farm respiratory protection guidance

Air Quality Guidelines, WHO, 1999 [13697] ?

World Health Organization air quality guidelines

Anthrax Hazards & Controls [pdf] [31749] ?

How to handle anthrax threats

Bird Droppings & Excrement Removal Checklist [pdf] [29371] ?

A health safety checklist when encountering and removing bird droppings and excrement

Construction Industry Guide for Managing Silica [35243] ?

Relevant forms, checklists and information sheets that can be adapted to different work sites

Control of Drywall Sanding Dust Exposures [20700] ?

Workers who sand drywall joint compound are often exposed to high concentrations of dusts

Controlling Silica Exposures in Construction [pdf] [35970] ?

Nine sections that cover different construction operations

Diacetyl and Substitutes - Flavorings Worker Health Hazards [39822] ?

Diacetyl is a chemical used to add flavor and aroma to food and other products

Dusts and Particulates [pdf] [31745] ?

Background information regarding workplace hazards and controls

Dusts in a Typical Swine Building [26396] ?

Unlike gaseous contaminants, the dust is not uniformly distributed within swine buildings

Exposure Sources and Health Effects from Crystalline Silica [pdf] [6121] ?

SKC's guide to sampling for silica

Farm Respiratory Protection [3321] ?

Discussion of the type of respirator protection needed for farm dust exposure

Flavorings-Related Lung Disease [30617] ?

Diacetyl (also called 2,3-butanedione) hazards - butter flavoring vapors

Flavorings-Related Lung Disease in Workers Who Use or Make Flavorings [39907] ?

Reduce the risk of severe obstructive lung disease (bronchiolitis obliterans) associated with flavorings

Hazard Communication Guidance for Combustible Dusts [pdf] [35820] ?

A guidance document for recognizing combustible dust hazards under OSHA's hazcom standard

Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica [12964] ?

Includes information on Occupational Exposure Limits

Histoplasmosis: Protecting Workers at Risk [3176] ?

NIOSH revised guidelines for preventing histoplasmosis including details about PPE

Limiting Silica Dust Exposure [25770] ?

Results of a study of silica exposures in construction

Livestock Confinement Dusts and Gases [pdf] [26401] ?

Confinement housing and its hazards to workers

Lungs Need Protection from Farm Dust [pdf] [3320] ?

Discussion of respirator program for agriculture workers

Maintaining Cab Integrity to Reduce Respirable Dust [pdf] [35971] ?

Keep cab doors and window closed and install cab filtration and pressurization systems

Updated Military Exposure Guidelines - MEGs [pdf] [36874] ?

For particulates and more

Occupational Exposure to Flavoring Substances [39821] ?

Health Effects and Hazard Control

Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust [pdf] [3319] ?

A discussion of tools to monitor personal exposure to respirable coal mine dust

OSHA Silica Technical Advisor [5909] ?

OSHA tutorial and references on silica

OSHA Silicosis Training Materials [27702] ?

Training presentation on Safety & Health Factors for Working with Silica

OSHA: Wood Dust [16439] ?

Technical resources on wood dust from OSHA

Preventing Lung Disease in Workers Who Use or Make Flavorings [39906] ?

Health effects that may occur because of workplace exposure to some flavorings or their ingredients

Preventing ODTS Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome [pdf] [3296] ?

ODTS - heavy concentrations of organic dust contaminated with microorganisms

Preventing Silicosis and Deaths in Construction Workers [791] ?

Cites examples of construction operations with poor and good dust controls

Sand or Abrasive Blasting [pdf] [31752] ?

Workplace hazards and controls

Silica [1896] ?

Fact sheets, alerts, updates and technical information sources on silicosis prevention

Silica Flour: Silicosis [2081] ?

Silica flour is used industrially as an abrasive cleaner and as an inert filler - hazards discussed

Silica: Exposures During Tuck Pointing [16563] ?

In tuck pointing, the worker grinds the mortar out from between the bricks

Valley Fever - Coccidiodomycosis [pdf] [36625] ?

Caused by inhalation of fungal spores in the dust in southwestern United States, Mexico and parts of South America

Washed Cotton [3318] ?

A review and recommendations regarding Batch Kier Washed Cotton

Western Red Cedar Dust [pdf] [31754] ?

Known to cause or exacerbate asthma, rhinitis and conjuctivitis

Why Are So Many Workers Still Exposed to Silica? [27312] ?

Silicosis cannot be cured, but experts say it can be prevented

Wood Dust - Health Hazards [11932] ?

OSHA health guidelines on wood dust

Wood Dust Control for Individual Machines [3322] ?

How to mitigate the exposure created by wood dust from woodworking equipment use

Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report 2002 [3326] ?

Occupational respiratory disease surveillance data focusing on pneumoconiosis mortality


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