Register Here: 2013 INDIANA HEALTH AND SAFETY CONFERENCE
MILLING, DRILLING, & “FRACKING” DUST: STUDIES FROM NIOSH WITH EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATIONS
Moderator: Beauregard Middaugh, Ph.D., M.S., AIHA Indiana Local Section
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) engineering control efforts include planning and conducting research on engineering control technology to prevent worker exposures to hazards. NIOSH researchers help prevent occupational disease and injury by conducting workplace engineering evaluations and developing practical, solution-oriented control technology interventions. To conduct these efforts, NIOSH scientists and engineers work collaboratively with companies; unions; trade associations; labor organizations; universities; and local, state, and federal governments. The NIOSH research presentations in this session will collectively address important dust exposures during various traditional construction activities such as asphalt pavement milling and concrete dowel drilling, as well as newer processes such as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”. A demonstration of relevant dust monitoring equipment will immediately follow the NIOSH study presentations. A given time period will be allotted for questions and answers regarding identification, evaluation, and control of dust hazards in the workplace.
Silica Dust Controls on Asphalt Pavement Milling Machines
Duane Hammond, M.S., P.E.; Mechanical Engineer
NIOSH; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cincinnati, OH
Exposure Assessment of Upstream Oil and Gas Production
Michael J. Breitenstein, B.S.; Research Biologist
NIOSH; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cincinnati, OH
Selected Dust and Silica Exposures in Construction
Alan Echt, CIH; Industrial Hygienist
NIOSH; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cincinnati, OH
Dust Monitoring: Equipment Demonstrations & Q/A Session
Brad Coomes; Instrument Specialist
IE Monitoring Instruments, Worthington, OH
