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• 0.1 mglm3 of conlalll"d Iflpo1i re -
pir'able quaTt/' T\!l:.piruhlc fracllon of
Ihe d ust.
n le United K 111gdom aduph.:d regulations
sCH'J'e iy rC~ l l'iclillg the 11. c of
a hrasivc~ containing free ,ilica in 19-19.
NIOS! I recomme nded Ih 31 the l1~e of
sami in ilbrasi\'c bl.I"-ling be l'limi natctl
in 197~.
In 1l)9~ . hl!cause of conllnulng
ob~cr\"alion and inH!'ligntioll of dj~ ­
I.:a~(! and uCalh rrom allra-.;in: bhl\Hng.
NIO II i'i"iued nn it lert rel1l~ra t ing thl'\
rCCOIllIllI'IlU;11il..1ll.
Raliona l('
Silica meet"- the critcrill 01 the priorit)
planning pn. lCc~'\. ry..,liIllina: ... ilica
n.:prc.;;;c nts a \'t'r~ ,,::criOU'i. hc nlth ha7 ~
nrd. i.1!) indicated by co nlinu iJ1~ th.: .. lth:.
from accckralcd ,dH.:n'l\ In ~tlmjme
thods and local exhaust \ cnlilulion
to minimi7c expthure:, to ~i lica du I.
Always usc the du, 1 contro l ,yslems and
keep them well mi.lintained.
• Be aW,lre that the highest silica (,"onCc.!ntrations
may occur inside enclosed i.m.:as
during. concre te or I1H1SOltr) stlWlIIg or
abra.;;ivc hla\ling.
sc Type E prcssllfc-dcmand Of PO~ltivc-prc!o!surc.
Hbm~ivc-b l j]sting rC!otpiralors
when sandblasling.
• Change IIli O disposable r w.,h.hl e
wo rk clothes tlllhe worksitc.
• Do nol cat. drink or 'll>C lobacco products
in dust)' area!; such as sruu.Jbla liog
areas.
• Wa h hands and face before eating.
dl'illkillg UI sllIoking u UI ~ i dc uu:,ty Ul CUS,
• Shower and c1wngc into c1 cH n clothes
before leaving the worksile.
To receive a copy of NIO 1-1 Alerl No. 96-
112. caU 1-800-35- 10 I!. II is also avm lahlc
,I N IOSI-I·s homcpagc a l hlll':I1 ...... "'.
:dc.go,·INfOSlInwlllcl'"gc.hlml. ,
blaster", dlHj rock dnllcf"i a nd by
recent slUtl!es \\hich demonstrd lc a
sw ti,til:HII ), sign ifica nt inCrCH\C in lung
c;mCCf among silica-expo.;;cd workcf'\,
parliculMI) anlOng th ose \\ 1111 ... ilI CO~ i s,
Additionally. e xpo~un.: ... tuuic, indio
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