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3 OSHA and HazCom articles tagged "NIOSH" — practical, CFR-cited guidance verified against primary sources.
The Silicosis Comeback: Engineered-Stone Workers and the Respirator Program That Should Have Stopped It
Silicosis was supposed to be a disease of the past. Instead it came back — fast and fatal — among young men cutting engineered-stone countertops. California alone has confirmed 219 cases, at least 14 deaths, and 26 lung transplants. This is the data, the dust, and the OSHA respirator program that is the last line of defense when the controls upstream fail.
Who Dies in Confined Spaces: 1,030 Deaths, and Why So Many Are Rescuers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1,030 confined-space worker deaths from 2011 to 2018, and NIOSH's landmark finding is that more than 60% of confined-space fatalities are would-be rescuers. This study lays out the data — the causes, the gases, the rescuer multiplier — and the OSHA Subpart AA rules written to stop each one.
N95 vs P100: The NIOSH Respirator Filter Classes, Decoded
The letter is oil resistance, the number is efficiency. This guide decodes the nine NIOSH filter classes (42 CFR 84), N95 vs P100 in practice, and why the filter doesn't change your assigned protection factor.