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NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on Cotton Before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Sub-Committee on Labor Standards, by James A. Merchant, May 16, 1979.

PB90131863

Publication Date	1979
Page Count	14
Abstract	The testimony summarized information available on respiratory disease arising from exposure to cotton dust which will appear in a comprehensive study the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has undertaken together with the Department of Labor at the request of Congress. The NIOSH portion of the study involved a detailed description of methods of epidemiological and environmental investigation of occupational respiratory disease, assessment of impairment and disability and a series of chapters on specific categories of occupationally induced respiratory disease. In this testimony specific information was imparted regarding byssinosis. Topics included: byssinosis; the number of exposed workers; etiological agents; Monday morning chest tightness; chronic effects; epidemiology; disability; and cigarette smoking as a risk factor. Elements important to standards for compensation for disability from cotton dust exposure were suggested.
Keywords	Industrial medicine Respiratory diseases Cotton Dust Occupational diseases Airborne wastes Air pollution Research Exposure Toxicity Hazardous materials Workmens compensation Standards Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Testimony Airborne pollutants
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 68A - Air Pollution & Control 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199006

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on Cotton Before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Sub-Committee on Labor Standards, by James A. Merchant, May 16, 1979.

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on Cotton Before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Sub-Committee on Labor Standards, by James A. Merchant, May 16, 1979.
PB90131863

Publication Date	1979
Page Count	14
Abstract	The testimony summarized information available on respiratory disease arising from exposure to cotton dust which will appear in a comprehensive study the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has undertaken together with the Department of Labor at the request of Congress. The NIOSH portion of the study involved a detailed description of methods of epidemiological and environmental investigation of occupational respiratory disease, assessment of impairment and disability and a series of chapters on specific categories of occupationally induced respiratory disease. In this testimony specific information was imparted regarding byssinosis. Topics included: byssinosis; the number of exposed workers; etiological agents; Monday morning chest tightness; chronic effects; epidemiology; disability; and cigarette smoking as a risk factor. Elements important to standards for compensation for disability from cotton dust exposure were suggested.
Keywords	Industrial medicine Respiratory diseases Cotton Dust Occupational diseases Airborne wastes Air pollution Research Exposure Toxicity Hazardous materials Workmens compensation Standards Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Testimony Airborne pollutants
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 68A - Air Pollution & Control 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199006