A NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation at a tire manufacturing plant assessed work-related health concerns involving dust, rubber production, and ventilation systems, and made recommendations to reduce workplace exposures.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: HETA 2012-0114-3185 — Work-related health concerns at a tire manufacturing plant ↗Dust entry
Tire-manufacturing dust
Dust and particulate generated during tire building, mixing, finishing, and related tire-manufacturing 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
respiratory exposure concernoccupational health hazarddust-related irritation
Evidence
Controls
- ventilation assessment
- local exhaust ventilation
- enclosed production processes
- dust suppression
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection