The WHO/NIOSH monograph lists coir, or coconut husk fiber, among vegetable dust exposures and associates it with COPD concern in brush and rope workers; this is a source-reported occupational association rather than a claim that all coir exposure causes disease.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: WHO/NIOSH monograph on occupational respiratory diseases — hemp dust ↗Dust entry
Coir dust
Plant-fiber dust generated during processing of coir from coconut husks for brushes, rope, and related products.
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
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease concernrespiratory disease concern
Evidence
Controls
- enclosure
- local exhaust ventilation
- dust suppression
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection