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  • NIOSH Science Blog | Blogs | CDC

    CDC - Blogs - NIOSH Science Blog - ... In 2013, NIOSH researchers published exposure assessment results for respirable crystalline silica in oil and gas extraction (OGE) workers performing hydraulic fracturing. The results were noteworthy; a previously unidentified but serious occupational exposure hazard was discovered, and risks were ...

  • Crystalline Silica | NIOSH | CDC

    Crystalline Silica. Millions of U.S. workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica, also known as silica dust, in a variety of industries, including construction, mining, oil and gas extraction, stone countertop fabrication, foundries and other manufacturing settings. Silica dust is made up of small particles that become airborne during ...

  • NIOSH Science Blog | Blogs | CDC

    This blog is part of a series for NIOSH's 50th anniversary highlighting research and prevention throughout the Institute's history. Background Since the 1970s, NIOSH has worked to prevent illness from cotton dust. Byssinosis is an airways disease with features of both asthma and COPD that occurs with exposure to cotton dust.

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    30/05/2015· Safety In Silica Sand Quarry, Cdc Niosh Science Blog Worker Exposur Worker Exposure to Crystalline Silica During CDC Blogs SilicosisSilica Dust LevelsProtecting WorkersHelp WantedInhalation of fine dusts of respirable crystalline silica can cause silicosis.2 Silicosis is an incurable but preventable lung disease.

  • Silica Hazards from Engineered Stone Countertops | Blogs | CDC

    Silica Hazards from Engineered Stone Countertops | Blogs | CDC

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    CDC - Blogs - NIOSH Science Blog – 2014 – March - ... Silica Hazards from Engineered Stone Countertops. A new engineered stone countertop product known as "quartz surfacing," was created in the late 1980s by combining quartz aggregate with resins to create a product for use in home building and home improvement. Manufacturing of this ...

  • NIOSH Science Blog | Blogs | CDC

    Young NIOSH Engineer Helps Solve Invisible Problems. This week is National Engineers Week which is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) employs over 200 ...

  • CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Silica ...

    NIOSH. (APF = 5) Any quarter-mask respirator. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters. (APF = 10) Any particulate respirator equipped with an N95, R95, or P95 filter (including N95, R95, and P95 filtering facepieces) except quarter-mask respirators. The following filters may also be used: N99, R99, P99, N100, R100, P100.

  • Crystalline Silica: Tools and Resources | NIOSH | CDC

    Silicosis Mortality Trends and New Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica – United States, 2001-2010 –Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: February 13, 2015 / 15 (64);117–120. Notes from the Field: Silicosis in a Countertop Fabricator – Texas, 2014 –Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: February 13, 2015 / 64 (05);129–130.

  • NIOSH Science Blog | Blogs | CDC

    CDC - Blogs - NIOSH Science Blog - ... It's National Public Health Week. Those of us who work in workplace safety and health know that workplace health is an integral part of public health. ... Contractors Wanted: Help NIOSH Advance Research to Protect Workers from Silica.

  • NIOSH Science Blog | Blogs | CDC

    CDC - Blogs - NIOSH Science Blog - ... the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is asked numerous questions about the hazards of fighting wildland fires. This blog is designed to answer some of those questions. ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.

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    CDC - Blogs - NIOSH Science Blog – An Ancient Hazard in a 21st Century Workplace: The Power of Partnerships and Collaboration Investigating Respirable Crystalline Silica …

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    50 Years of NIOSH and 30 Years of NIOSH in Alaska. For the past 30 years, NIOSH has operated a small research office in Anchorage, Alaska. The NIOSH Division of Safety Research established the Alaska Field Station in 1991 to address the high rate of occupational fatalities among workers in the state.

  • NIOSH Science Blog | Blogs | CDC

    The NIOSH Office for Total Worker HealthTM recently launched a series of posts discussing total worker health (TWH) issues on the NIOSH Science Blog. As part of this series, we will summarize select TWH webinars and allow those who couldn't participate in the original broadcast an opportunity to correspond with the presenters.

  • Oil and Gas | Blogs | CDC

    On May 19th, 2014, NIOSH posted a Science blog titled "Reports of Worker Fatalities during Flowback Operations". This blog post provided information that NIOSH received from several sources indicating that acute exposures to hydrocarbon gas and vapors likely played a role in the deaths of at least four workers in the oil and gas Read More >

  • Silica Hazards from Engineered Stone Countertops | Blogs | CDC

    NIOSH welcomes Health Hazard Evaluation requests from U.S. employers or employees involved in manufacturing engineered stone countertops (see link on blog site). NIOSH health and safety experts would view work processes and practices, assess exposures and health, and recommend ways to reduce all occupational hazards.