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Silica…It’s Not Just Dust: Silica Dust Causes Silicosis – What rock drillers can do to protect their lungs from silica dust

July 1998
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 97-118
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This pamphlet provides information on what rock drillers can do to protect themselves from silica (14808607) dust, which may cause silicosis.

A copy of this communication product is available in CDC Stacks.