Health Health Impact Of Stone Dust On Quarry Workers

Information on the chemical composition of the quarry dust is important as it forms a vital baseline for among others the detection of the undesirable health effects among the quarry workers. The aim of the study was to find out the occupational health risks posed by the dust to the quarry workers

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Introduction. O ccupational exposure to dust is a well-known phenomenon, especially in developing countries. 1,2 Although sources of air pollutants include power plants, cement factories, refineries and petrochemical industries, the emission of particulates is quite high from quarries. 3 The health impacts of working in stone quarrying industry have been well documented. 4,5 For instance

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Quarry Workers of Stone Crushing Industrial Site at Umuoghara, Ebonyi State, Nigeria AN Nwibo1, EI Ugwuja1, NO Nwambeke2, OF Emelumadu2, LU Ogbonnaya3 Abstract Background: Respiratory problem is one of the major health hazards in dust-exposed workers; it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world

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dimension stone ” is generally applied to masses of stone, either naturally occur-ring or prepared for use in the form of blocks of speci fi ed shapes and sizes, that may or may not have one or more mechanically dressed surface (Bowles, 1939: ASTM, 1998). Potential Environmental Impacts of Quarrying Stone in Karst— A Literature Review

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Effects of stone dust on health Products. As a leading global manufacturer of crushing, grinding and mining equipments, we offer advanced, reasonable solutions for any size-reduction requirements including, Effects of stone dust on health, quarry, aggregate, and different kinds of minerals

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Aug 02, 2017 Impact of Dust in Quarries. There is no doubt or argument that dust pollution in quarries poses various health risks to its workers as well as to the surrounding communities. Such risks include respiratory ailments, skin and eye problems, and safety issues due to poor visibility. The dust particle size, concentration, chemical composition and

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the study was to unearth impacts that quarrying activities has on health of the quarry workers and people living next to the quarries as well as physical environment. ... This increases the effects to the health of the quarry workers. ... Results shows that the quarries produce a lot of dust and noise and this affects the quarry workers and

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Jun 06, 2016 More than 300 quarries and 1000 stone cutting industries are exist in Palestine, with a total annual yield of 100 million tons of raw stone and 25 million square meters of good stone. Unfortunately, this industry is usually associated with air pollution. To assess the impact of such action on agriculture and plant biodiversity, two methods including measurement of the particulate matters

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For individual quarry operations, as part of their risk-assessment programme under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, 1999, health risks can be assessed subjectively. In order to be able to make an assessment of the risk of health hazards, the two major elements that need to be considered are (fig. 2):

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Stone dust is also known as rock dust or quarry dust, and some products just have the brand name. The stone dust is collected using a screen that keeps the larger pieces of crushed stone above the screen while allowing the rock dust to fall through. This process is the reason why stone dust is often called quarry screenings

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Sep 28, 2012 stone workers, quarry owners and the community. In contrast it was found that stone quarrying also contributes towards negative impacts to the community such as degradation of land and vegetation cover, and affects the health of the residents, for example muscle pain among many quarry workers, cough/asthma, eye problem and malaria

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Ingestion: Dust: Rinse mouth and drink plenty of water. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Get medical attention. Most important symptoms/effects, acute and delayed Inhaling dust may cause discomfort in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Prolonged inhalation may cause chronic health effects

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Silica dust exposure to workers can arise from the quarrying of stone, crushing, screening and sizing of the product, recirculation of dust within the cabs of vehicles and also from small scale working such as cutting and processing of kerbstones, block paving, bricks, flags and tiles and cement production

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Oct 24, 2017 The prevalence of respiratory diseases and symptoms with regard to stone dust were recorded on 125 exposed and 125 control females from Mails, an endogamous caste group of Rajasthan Cough, phlegm, dyspnea, frequent wheezing, chest tightness occurred in creater number of female stone quarry workers than the controls matched for age, ethnic origin, socio-economic talus etc

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Results Stone quarry workers who work between 1‐100 m and beyond 100 m from the crusher with the required PPE were 90% and 87% respectively less likely to report eye irritation compared with

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impact of dust exposure among stone quarry workers on ventilatory functions and serum level of tumour necrosis factor- alpha (tnf-α)

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