Water Spray Control of Hazardous Dust When Breaking Concrete with a Jackhammer

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2008-127, May 2008
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Construction workers are exposed to hazardous dust when using jackhammers to break concrete pavement. NIOSH found that exposures could be reduced by using a water-spray attachment.

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Explica el rociado de agua para controlar el polvo al romper el concreto con un martillo neumático.

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NIOSH [2008]. Water spray control of hazardous dust when breaking concrete with a jackhammer. By Echt A, Whalen JJ. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-127.

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