IARC lists work in the textile manufacturing industry in Group 2B in Volume 48 (1990).
Source: IARC: Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–123 ↗Dust entry
Textile manufacturing dust exposure
Occupational exposure in textile manufacturing is listed by IARC as an evaluated occupational exposure.
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 respiratory disease
Carcinogenicity
Possibly carcinogenic to humans — textile manufacturing industry (work in). Classification system: IARC, group 2B.
A classification applies only to the agent and exposure described by the cited source; it is not a personal risk estimate.
Evidence
Controls
- dust suppression
- ventilation
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection