Cotton dust: Number of samples, geometric mean exposures, and percent exceeding designated occupational exposure limits by industry, OSHA samples, 1995–2003 |
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CIC - Census Industry Code PEL - permissible exposure limit REL - recommended exposure limit GM - geometric mean
mg/m3 - milligrams per cubic meterOSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
* includes industries with no samples exceeding the REL or industries with less than 10 samples. |
Note: The OSHA PEL is 0.2 mg/m3 for yarn manufacturing and cotton washing operations, 0.5 mg/m3 for textile mill waste house operations or for dust from lower grade washed cotton used during yarn manufacturing, 0.75 mg/m3 for textile slashing and weaving operations, and 1.0 mg/m3 for cotton waste processing operations or waste recycling (i.e., sorting, blending, cleaning, and willowing) and garnetting. The NIOSH REL is 0.2 mg/m3. See appendices for source description, methods, and industry codes. |
Source: OSHA Integrated Management Information System. |
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Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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