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Wood dust becomes a potential health problem when wood particles from processes such as sanding and cutting become airborne. Breathing these particles
may cause allergic respiratory symptoms, mucosal and non-allergic
respiratory symptoms, and cancer. The extent of these
hazards and the associated wood types have not been clearly
established.
The following questions link to information relevant to
wood dust in the
workplace.
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What OSHA standards
apply?
Standards | Preambles to Final Rules | Federal Registers | More |
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How do I recognize wood dust hazards?
Biological Hazards | Dust Explosions |
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How do I evaluate wood dust concentration?
OSHA | NIOSH | Occupational Exposure Levels |
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How do I control exposure to wood dust?
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What additional information is available?
Related Safety and Health Topics Pages | Training | Other Resources |
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eTools
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Products: Sawmills. OSHA. Provides an
interactive web-based training tool on the hazards associated with
working in sawmills. Includes a section on wood dust and provides information on topics such as
lumber storage, log handling, and plant-wide hazards.
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Products: Woodworking. OSHA.
Provides an interactive web-based training tool on the hazards associated with
woodworking. Proposes measures to prevent those hazards, and contains modules specific to wood dust as a health
hazard plantwide as well as when
it is associated with rough mill
and production work.
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