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8976592

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-16
pubmed:abstractText
This research investigated the efficacy of machine enclosures in reducing employee exposures to metalworking fluid mist. Four hundred fifty-five personal samples from automotive machining and grinding operations collected over six years were divided into three groups based on the type and extent of enclosure and local exhaust ventilation. The sample groups were (1) machining equipment with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) total enclosures and local exhaust ventilation, (2) machining equipment with partial or retrofit enclosures and local exhaust ventilation, and (3) machining equipment with little or no enclosure. The results of the Mann Whitney U test of the three data sets indicated that the employees operating equipment with OEM enclosures had significantly lower exposures than employees operating equipment that had either of the other two control methods. There was no difference between the exposures of operators of equipment with retrofit enclosures compared to operators of equipment without enclosures. The median exposure for operators of equipment with OEM enclosures was 0.21 mg/m3, about half that found with the other two control methods. Each of the data sets was compared to exposure criteria; 100% of the exposures associated with OEM enclosures were below 1.0 mg/m3, and 90% of the exposures were below 0.5 mg/m3. The other two methods were not as effective as OEM in reducing exposure to below these criteria. These results indicate that OEM enclosures provide the most effective control of metalworking fluid mist exposure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-8894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1173-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of metalworking fluid mist exposures from machining with different levels of machine enclosure.
pubmed:affiliation
Industrial Hygiene Department, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI 48120, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study