Control of Wood Dust from Rotational Hand-Held Sanders
| Autor: | Daniel S. Watkins, Donald J. Murdock, Jennifer L. Topmiller, Vladimir Hampl |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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| Zdroj: | Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 7:263-270 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0898 1047-322X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1047322x.1992.10389770 |
| Popis: | An association between nasal cancer and other health effects and occupations involving exposure to wood dust has been clearly established in the literature. Therefore, it was deemed necessary to conduct research to develop new improved methods to control this dust. This article reports on the research that has been conducted by investigations at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on rotational hand-held Sanders. A new control system was developed to be used in conjunction with existing controls that are used on these sanders, which consist of an aspirator and a perforated sanding disc pad. The new control system includes additional suction applied to the sander body and a specially designed, slotted sanding disc pad to relieve the increased pressing of the sander to the sanded surface imposed by the increased vacuum. The newly designed sanding disc pad also captures wood dust from the sanded surface directly at the pad periphery. In the laboratory, the new control s... |
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