A NIOSH health-hazard evaluation found a significant risk of cadmium-dust overexposure in nickel-cadmium battery production and detected elevated urinary cadmium and subclinical renal effects among exposed workers.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-88-199-2071: Gates Energy Products, Inc. ↗Dust entry
Cadmium battery-plate dust
Cadmium- and nickel-containing dust generated during nickel-cadmium battery plate manufacture.
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
cadmium overexposurekidney effectsrespiratory disease concernlung effectsmetal toxicity
Evidence
Controls
- enclosed plate manufacture
- local exhaust ventilation
- prohibit compressed-air cleaning and sweeping
- exposure monitoring
- biological monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection