Dust entry

Orris-root and vegetable-dye dust

Plant-root and vegetable-dye particulate encountered in beautician and cosmetology work.

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 concernrespiratory irritation concernskin sensitization concerneye irritation concern

Evidence

The WHO/NIOSH occupational-dust monograph lists orris root and other vegetable dyes as exposures for beauticians and cosmetologists and associates the exposure with occupational asthma in its occupational dust table; this is a hazard overview rather than a disease rate for all cosmetology workers.

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page 207 · Table 1 - Continued · 1

Orris Root and other vegetable dyes ... Beauticians, cosmo-tologists ... OA

Controls

enclose powder and dye handling
local exhaust ventilation
dust suppression
housekeeping
skin and eye protection
appropriate respiratory protection
sensitization-aware medical surveillance