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Airborne dusts are common to many workplaces, many of which pose significant risks to workers due to their toxicities, sizes and configurations of their particles. Various metal fumes, such as lead ...

MSHA has issued a final rule aimed at lowering miners’ exposure to respirable coalmine dust in underground and surface coalmines. According to MSHA, the final rule lowers levels of miners’ exposure to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many mining activities involve exposure to silica dust. The newly finalized limits now align with the ...

OSHA's Silica Rule or Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) was finalized and implemented for the construction industry in 2017. The rule goes into effect in June 2018 for “General Industry” which includes ...

Given the silica content of concrete and mortar, silicosis is an enduring scourge of concrete and masonry construction. The damaging effects of ongoing exposure to airborne silica were familiar even ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Between a group of carpenters and an age-, sex- and height-matched group of university employees, carpenters had ...

Not all airborne dust particles are the same. Here are ways you can differentiate between particulate exposures and hazards for your workplace. Airborne dusts are common to many workplaces, many of ...