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Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment

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dc.contributor.author Khoza, NN
dc.contributor.author Edwards, A
dc.contributor.author Kekana, MP
dc.date.accessioned 2013-11-12T12:54:42Z
dc.date.available 2013-11-12T12:54:42Z
dc.date.issued 2012-09
dc.identifier.citation Khoza, NN, Edwards, A and Kekana MP. 2012. Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment. In: 9th International Occupational Hygiene Association conference, Malaysia, 15-19 September 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7057
dc.description 9th International Occupational Hygiene Association conference, Malaysia, 15-19 September 2012 en_US
dc.description.abstract Silicosis is a problem in South African foundries; the problem has been exacerbated by inadequate dust control and neglect of occupational health in foundry industries. Because of the extent of the problem, the Department of Labour revised its occupational exposure limit of silica dust from 0.4 mg/m³ to 0.1 mg/m³ in 2008; however, cases of diseases associated with crystalline silica dust are still reported to the compensation commissioner every year, with unknown exposure levels. For this reason this study aimed to determine the exposure levels of foundry workers to respirable crystalline silica dust and rank tasks with high exposure. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
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dc.subject Respirable silica dust en_US
dc.subject Foundry workers en_US
dc.subject Silicosis en_US
dc.subject Dust exposure en_US
dc.subject Occupational risks en_US
dc.subject Occupational exposure en_US
dc.title Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment en_US
dc.type Conference Presentation en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Khoza, N., Edwards, A., & Kekana, M. (2012). Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7057 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Khoza, NN, A Edwards, and MP Kekana. "Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment." (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7057 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Khoza N, Edwards A, Kekana M, Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment; 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7057 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Khoza, NN AU - Edwards, A AU - Kekana, MP AB - Silicosis is a problem in South African foundries; the problem has been exacerbated by inadequate dust control and neglect of occupational health in foundry industries. Because of the extent of the problem, the Department of Labour revised its occupational exposure limit of silica dust from 0.4 mg/m³ to 0.1 mg/m³ in 2008; however, cases of diseases associated with crystalline silica dust are still reported to the compensation commissioner every year, with unknown exposure levels. For this reason this study aimed to determine the exposure levels of foundry workers to respirable crystalline silica dust and rank tasks with high exposure. DA - 2012-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Respirable silica dust KW - Foundry workers KW - Silicosis KW - Dust exposure KW - Occupational risks KW - Occupational exposure LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 T1 - Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment TI - Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7057 ER - en_ZA


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