mineral
Kiln-lining dust
Mineral dust generated when handling, repairing, or removing kiln or furnace linings; HSE identifies dry lining materials as possible silica-containing dust sources.
dustrespirable
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mineral
Automotive body-filler dust
Fine particulate generated when powered tools disc or sand automotive body fillers and related repair materials.
dust
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Brake dust
Particulate released from brake and brush housings during operation, maintenance, and cleaning of braking equipment.
dust
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Concrete-grinding dust
Dust generated when handheld grinders are used to smooth poured concrete surfaces after forms are stripped.
dustrespirable
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Abrasive-blasting dust
Dust generated when high-velocity abrasive particles clean, strip, or texture metal, concrete, and other surfaces.
dustrespirable
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Auto-body sanding dust
Dust generated while sanding automotive paint, body panels, and body-filling compounds during vehicle repair.
dust
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Foundry casting-cleaning dust
Respirable dust generated when foundry workers chip and grind small castings made from sand molds.
dustrespirable
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Industrial sand-processing dust
Respirable dust generated during industrial sand drying, screening, conveying, loading, and related processing operations.
dustrespirable
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Lead-paint removal dust
Lead-contaminated dust generated while abrasive blasting lead-based paint from steel structures such as bridges.
dust
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Pottery-manufacturing silica dust
Respirable crystalline-silica dust generated during pottery and vitreous-china manufacturing, including raw-material handling, casting, glazing, and refiring.
dustrespirable
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Medical-waste treatment dust and aerosol
Dust, debris, and biological aerosols generated during medical-waste handling, shredding, grinding, autoclaving, microwave treatment, or pyrolysis.
aerosol
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Engineered-stone countertop dust
Respirable dust released while cutting, grinding, polishing, or drilling engineered-stone countertops, which commonly contain very high crystalline-silica content.
dustrespirable
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Rubber-compounding chemical dust
Respirable dust containing powdered rubber-processing chemicals released during weighing, charging, compounding, and mixing operations.
dustrespirable
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Confectionery-process dust
Mixed ingredient dust generated in confectionery production, including flour, sugar, starch, talc, and egg powder aerosols.
aerosol
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Talc dust
Respirable mineral dust generated during talc mining, milling, handling, or use.
dustrespirable
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Silicone-manufacturing silica and mica dust
Silica and mica powder particulate generated during silicone-product manufacturing and related powder-handling operations.
dustrespirable
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Silica-flour milling dust
Fine silica flour dust generated during milling and handling of finely ground silica used in industrial products.
dustrespirable
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Cultured-marble grinding dust
Dust generated while grinding cultured-marble bathroom and building products made from mineral filler and resin.
dust
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Specialty-alloy powder dust
Metal powder and process dust generated during specialty-alloy production, including nickel- and chromium-containing powder operations.
dust
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Latex-glove manufacturing talc dust
Talc dust generated during latex-glove manufacturing and other glove-production operations.
dust
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Glass-manufacturing silo dust
Respirable dust generated around raw-material silos and hot-end operations in sheet-glass manufacturing, including crystalline silica-containing particulate.
dustrespirable
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Ball-clay brick-manufacturing dust
Fine ball-clay particulate released during unloading, milling, forming, grinding, and sizing of bricks and refractory products.
dustrespirable
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Dental-laboratory silica dust
Respirable crystalline-silica dust generated during dental-laboratory casting, investment-material handling, sandblasting, grinding, and related processes.
dustrespirable
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Dental-clinic respirable aerosol
Respirable dust and aerosol generated during dental procedures and laboratory grinding, trimming, and soldering tasks.
aerosolrespirable
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