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Kevlar fiber dust

Fiber and particulate released during manufacture of electrical insulation products containing Kevlar and other reinforcing materials.

Airborne form

fiber

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

sore throatskin rasheye irritationupper respiratory congestionrespiratory exposure concern

Evidence

A NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation investigated employee reports of sore throats, rashes, eye irritation, and upper-respiratory congestion in a specialized machine-operations area where mica, fiberglass, and Kevlar dust were released during electrical-insulation manufacture. The source describes an exposure evaluation and employee concerns; it does not establish that Kevlar alone caused the reported symptoms.

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Employees ... were experiencing sore throats, rashes, eye irritation, and upper respiratory congestion. ... the source of the health problems was mica, fiberglass, and Kevlar ... dust, released during the manufacture of electrical insulation products.

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