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Latex-glove manufacturing talc dust

Talc dust generated during latex-glove manufacturing and other glove-production operations.

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

occupational asthma concerneye irritationnasal drynessthroat irritationcoughdyspneareduced lung function

Evidence

A NIOSH-indexed study of latex-glove manufacturing workers reported frequent respiratory symptoms and reduced lung-function measures; talc was the major dust exposure and measured total and respirable concentrations exceeded the cited standards.

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Abstract · 1
The latex glove workers reported a significantly higher prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea, chronic cough and hoarseness than the controls. ... A high prevalence of overshift (acute) symptoms such as eye irritation, nasal dryness, throat irritation, cough, dyspnea, and headache was also reported ... Forced vital capacity (FVC) ... were significantly lower in the latex workers than in the controls.

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