TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Evaluation of ventilated sanders in the autobody repair industry
JO  - American Industrial Hygiene Association journal
A1  - Heitbrink, W. A.
A1  - Cooper, T. C.
A1  - Edmonds, M. A.
SP  - 756
EP  - 759
VL  - 55
IS  - 8
N2  - Orbital and reciprocating sanders were evaluated in autobody shops to obtain information on the ability of the sanders to control worker dust exposures. Air is exhausted from ventilated sanders at a rate of 0.25 to 1.0 m3/min. When unventilated sanders were used, short-term total dust exposures ranged between 2 and 170 mg/m3. When ventilated sanders were used, short-term total exposures ranged between 0.22 and 1.2 mg/m3. Aerosol photometer measurements showed that ventilation decreased dust exposure by a factor of 10 when body-filling compound was sanded. These results indicate that the use of sanders equipped with high-velocity, low-volume ventilation should be encouraged in the autobody repair industry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-8894
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -