The efficacy of local exhaust ventilation for controlling dust exposures during concrete surface grinding

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 509-518

  Croteau, Gerry A ^a   Flanagan, Mary Ellen ^a   Camp, Janice E ^a   Seixas, Noah S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Dust control; Local exhaust ventilation; Silica; Surface grinding

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE GRINDING; EXHAUST VENTILATION; CONCRETE SURFACE GRINDING; LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION; LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS; PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS; SURFACE GRINDING; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDINGS; CONCRETES; CRUSHING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DUST; SILICA; CONSTRUCTION; DUST CONTROL; GRINDING (MACHINING); OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; VENTILATION;

VENTILATION; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

CONCRETE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CALCULATION; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; GRINDING; INHALATION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SILICON DIOXIDE; VENTILATION;

EID: 4344644337     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh050     Document Type: Article

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