• Agricultural Operations
• Apparel and Footwear Industry
• Grain Handling
• Textiles

Training

• Spirometry Training Course. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Topic. Includes design of the courses for those individuals who will be administering screening pulmonary function testing to employees who are exposed to cotton dust, and lists of course sponsors throughout the United States.
  • NIOSH Spirometry Training Guide. Serves as a supplement to a NIOSH approved course on spirometry. It is not intended to serve as a self-instructional package. Learning spirometry requires observation, demonstration, and hands-on practice.
  • Spirometry Training Course Schedule.

Other Resources

• Worker Protection Standard. National Cotton Council (NCC). Provides information regarding industry resources, government affairs, and cotton publications.
• The Way to Safety and Health for Textile Finishing Workers. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-208.
• Profile of the Textiles Industry. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sector Notebook Publication No. EPA/310-R-97-009, (1997, November). Developed by EPA's Office of Compliance, this industry notebook contains detailed information on various topics that might be of interest to safety and health professionals. The notebook has been reviewed by experts from both inside and outside the EPA. Information covered includes: an industrial process description, a comprehensive environmental profile, innovative control programs, contacts, and a list of bibliographic references.