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 Air
Contaminants (OSHA Preamble to Final Rule)
Applicability
of the Hazard Communication Standard to Diesel Exhaust Emissions
and Diesel Fuel (Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
1988)
 Approaches
to Safe Nanotechnology: An Information Exchange with NIOSH
(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2005)
Asphalt
Fume Exposures During the Manufacture of Asphalt Roofing Products
(U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
2001)
Asphalt
Fumes (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Battle
for Breath: Industry Lobbyists, Government Watchdogs, and the
Silicosis Crisis (David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz,
1998)
Carcinogenicity
of Diesel ExhaustChapter
7 of Health Assessment Document for Diesel Exhaust, where EPA
concludes that diesel exhaust is a "probable human carcinogen."
Click here
for the complete Health Assessment. (U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Research and Development, 2000)
Cotton
Dust (OSHA)
Crystalline
Silica (OSHA)
Deadly
Dust (Silica) Can Leave You Gasping at the Consequences (Engineering
News-Record, November 2000)
Diesel
Exhaust (OSHA)
Dust
Protection for Bag Stackers (U.S. National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, 2001)
Electronic
Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (Center
to Protect Workers Rights -- scroll down to "Asbestos,"
"Dust," or "Silica.")
Elimination
of Silicosis (World Health Organization, 2007)
Environmental,
Health and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials
(U.S. National Science and Technology Council, September 2006)
Expedient
Methods of Respiratory Protection: Leakage Tests —
Bandanas don’t offer much protection, but respirators
aren’t much better. (Harvard School of Public Health,
1984)
Health
Assessment Document for Diesel Exhaust This new EPA assessment
examined information regarding the possible health hazards associated
with exposure to diesel engine exhaust (DE), which is a mixture
of gases and particles. The assessment concludes that long-term
(i.e., chronic) inhalation exposure is likely to pose a lung
cancer hazard to humans, as well as damage the lung in other
ways depending on exposure. (Environmental Protection Administration
press release, August 30, 2002)
Health
Effects from Exposure to Fibrous Glass, Rock Wool, or Slag Wool
(U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2002)
Health
Effects of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica
(U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
2002)
HSE
[U.K.'s Health and Safety Executive] Warns Against Nuisance Dust
Masks (Health and Safety Executive, 2003)
Machine
Fluids: Safety Facts (NYCOSH)
Man-Made
Vitreous Fibres (International Agency for Research on
Cancer, 2002)
Metalworking
Fluids: Oil Mist and Beyond (Applied
Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, December 2003)
Metalworking
Fluids: Safety and Health Best Practices Manual (Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, 2001)
Nanoparticles:
Health Effects—Pros and Cons (Environmental Health
Perspectives, December 2006)
Nanotechnologies - Tiny particles
promise much, but could pose big risk (Natural Resources
Defense Council)
Nanotechnology
(National Institute for Occupattional Safety and Health,
2005) Nanotechnology
(U.K. Trades Union Congress, 2004)
Nanotechnology
Risk Resources
Occupational
Asthma (Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health,
University of Manchester, 2006)
Occupational
Asthma (OSHA)
The
Occupational Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(Abstract) (European Respiratory Journal, September 2003)
Preventing
Asthma in Animal Handlers (National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, 1998)
Respirator
Fact Sheet What you should know in deciding whether to
buy escape hoods, gas masks, or other respirators for preparedness
at home and work. (National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, 2003)
Respirator
Use and Practices Respirators had been
used by employees in about 10 percent of the private industry
workplaces surveyed in late 2001. In nearly half of these 619,400
establishments where respirators were used, they were used by
employees on a voluntary basis only, and, in about 12 percent,
they were used only when required because of emergencies (table
1). These data are from a special survey conducted by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, for the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2002)
Respiratory
Protection (Washington Department of Labor and Industries)
Respiratory
Protection Program (U.S. Centers for Disease Control
in-house manual)
Revised OSHA
Respiratory Protection Standard - Training Materials
Safety
Facts You Should Know if You Work With Machining Fluids
(United Auto Workers)
Selected
Key Studies on Particulate Matter and Health: 1997 - 2001(American Lung Association)
Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Silica
(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2002)
Silicosis
Caused by Sandblasting of Jeans in Turkey Many workers
employed in sandblasting of jeans work in uncontrolled and primitive
conditions without protective measures (Journal of Occupational
Health, 2005)
Silicosis
in Sandblasters: A Case Study Adapted for Use in U.S. High Schools
(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2002)
Silicosis
Prevention (National Institute for Occuaptional Safety
and Health)
Suggested
Respirator Cleaning and Sanitation Procedures (National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2001)
Summary
Final Report of the OSHA Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory
Committee (July 1999)
Synthetic
Mineral Fibers (OSHA)
What Physicians Need to Know About Silicosis
in Construction, Demolition, and Renovation Workers(New
Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, 1998)
What
You Need to Know About Occupational Exposure to Metalworking
Fluids (NIOSH)
Wood
Dust (Occupational Safety and Health Admnistration)
The
Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002 The
sixth of a series, the Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance
Report 2002 provides information on various work-related respiratory
diseases and associated exposures in the United States. The WoRLD
Surveillance Report 2002 describes where these diseases are occurring
(by industry and geographic location), who is affected (by race,
gender, age, and occupation), how frequently they occur, and
temporal trends. (National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, 2003) |
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Respiratory Hazards & Protection news |
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With Strong Union Support, New York City Government Passes
Landmark Measure to Prohibit Smoking in Almost All Workplaces — On December 30, New York Mayor
Michael Bloomberg signed a law expanding New York's restrictions
against smoking in bars, restaurants and other workplaces. Previously,
smoking was permitted in restaurants with fewer than 35 seats
and in standalone bars.  (NYCOSH Update on Safety and Health,
January 8, 2003)
Health Assessment Document for Diesel Exhaust
— This new EPA assessment examined information regarding
the possible health hazards associated with exposure to diesel
engine exhaust (DE), which is a mixture of gases and particles.
The assessment concludes that long-term (i.e., chronic) inhalation
exposure is likely to pose a lung cancer hazard to humans, as
well as damage the lung in other ways depending on exposure.
(Environmental Protection
Agency press release, August 30, 2002)
NIOSH Report on Respirable Crystalline Silica
Reviews Health Effects Data, Discusses Research Needs —
A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
(CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
examines the health risks and diseases associated with occupational
exposure to respirable crystalline silica, discusses findings
from recent epidemiological studies, and suggests areas for further
research to help answer ongoing questions about the hazards of
exposure. (NIOSH Press release, May
20, 2002)
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