HSE identifies kiln-lining work among foundry exposures where dry materials can produce silica-containing dust, including respirable crystalline silica.
Source: UK HSE: Lung disease: higher-risk jobs and industries ↗Dust entry
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.
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
respiratory irritationsilicosis risk when silica is presentoccupational respiratory disease
Evidence
Controls
- material assessment
- enclosure
- wet or controlled removal methods
- local exhaust ventilation
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection