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NIOSH Comments to DOL Post-Hearing Brief on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Proposed Rule on Occupational Exposure to Cotton Dust by R. A. Lemen, December 14, 1983.

PB91135103

Publication Date	1983
Page Count	6
Abstract	The testimony summarized the position of NIOSH concerning the proposed rule on occupational exposure to cotton dust. Topics included cotton dust concentrations, medical surveillance data in knitting and hosiery mills. NIOSH has reviewed the protocol submitted to OSHA regarding alternative sampling devices for cotton dust. Problems concerning the definition of the accuracy standard, methods for keeping track of the units being tested, the test of significance used by the authors, the estimation of the error distribution, and the determination of the variance of differences observed when using the different methods were noted. An additional issue concerning whether or not oil mist present in weave rooms contributes to the adverse health effects associated with cotton dust was considered. The representativeness of study groups used was discussed.
Keywords	Regulations Industrial hygiene Dust control Occupational safety and health Dust collectors Respiratory diseases Accuracy Cotton Inhalation Occupational exposure Cotton mill workers Oil mists Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68A - Air Pollution & Control 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB87-222634.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199107

NIOSH Comments to DOL Post-Hearing Brief on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Proposed Rule on Occupational Exposure to Cotton Dust by R. A. Lemen, December 14, 1983.

NIOSH Comments to DOL Post-Hearing Brief on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Proposed Rule on Occupational Exposure to Cotton Dust by R. A. Lemen, December 14, 1983.
PB91135103

Publication Date	1983
Page Count	6
Abstract	The testimony summarized the position of NIOSH concerning the proposed rule on occupational exposure to cotton dust. Topics included cotton dust concentrations, medical surveillance data in knitting and hosiery mills. NIOSH has reviewed the protocol submitted to OSHA regarding alternative sampling devices for cotton dust. Problems concerning the definition of the accuracy standard, methods for keeping track of the units being tested, the test of significance used by the authors, the estimation of the error distribution, and the determination of the variance of differences observed when using the different methods were noted. An additional issue concerning whether or not oil mist present in weave rooms contributes to the adverse health effects associated with cotton dust was considered. The representativeness of study groups used was discussed.
Keywords	Regulations Industrial hygiene Dust control Occupational safety and health Dust collectors Respiratory diseases Accuracy Cotton Inhalation Occupational exposure Cotton mill workers Oil mists Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68A - Air Pollution & Control 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB87-222634.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199107