OSHA identifies dermatitis, allergic and non-allergic respiratory effects, asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, chronic bronchitis, and cancer as health effects associated with wood-dust exposure.
Source: OSHA: Wood Dust — Overview and hazards ↗Dust entry
Wood dust — OSHA hazard profile
Wood particles that become airborne during sanding, cutting, and production woodworking.
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
dermatitisallergic respiratory effectsasthmahypersensitivity pneumonitischronic bronchitiscancer
Evidence
Controls
- local exhaust ventilation
- machine-level capture
- housekeeping
- exposure evaluation
- appropriate respiratory protection