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Textile industries are diverse operations including fiber synthesis, weaving,
manufacturing, dyeing and finishing. One of the oldest industries, textile operations have
been studied extensively and many workplace standards exist.
There are numerous health and safety issues associated with the textile industry. They
include: chemical exposure from the processing and dyeing of materials, exposure to cotton
and other organic dusts, musculoskeletal stresses, and noise exposure.
Related
Safety and Health Topics
Recognition
- Cotton Dust
- OSHA
amends cotton dust standard following regulatory review. OSHA News
Release, (7 December 2000). OSHA called for comment on its amendment to the
cotton dust standard, which adds an improved method of washing
cotton to other procedures already exempted from portions of the
rule.
- Cotton Dust.
OSHA Fact
Sheet 95-2, (1995, January 1), 3 pages. Fact Sheet covering the hazards of cotton dust
during the handling and processing of cotton. This dust may contain a mixture of many
substances, including ground-up plant matter, fiber, bacteria, fungi, soil, pesticides,
non-cotton matter, and other contaminants. Exposure to cotton dust can result in serious
health problems.
- Cotton:
From Field to Fabric. National Cotton Council of America, 3 pages. A brief
description of the farming and processing of cotton. It does not address health and safety
issues.
- Dye Hazards
- Special
Occupational Hazard Review For Benzidine-Based Dyes. NIOSH criteria document, 80-109
(1980, January), 2 pages.
- Health
Hazard Alert: Benzidine-, o-Tolidine-, and o-Dianisidine-Based Dyes. NIOSH Alert,
81-106 (1980, December), 23 pages. Review of data concluding the potential of these dyes to
cause cancer in humans.
- Control
of Dust From Powder Dye Handling Operations. NIOSH Hazard Controls, HC13,
Publication 97-107 (1997, June
26), 3 pages. Reduction of worker exposure to powdered dye through ventilation, work
practice controls and limiting bulk container height.
- Toluene
Diisocyanate (TDI) and Toluenediamine (TDA): Evidence of Carcinogenicity. NIOSH Current
Intelligence Bulletin No. 53 (1989, December), 22 pages.
- Direct
Blue 6, Direct Black 38, and Direct Brown 95 Benzidine Derived Dyes. NIOSH Current
Intelligence Bulletin No.
24 (1978, April 17), 12 pages.
- Other
- Acrylonitrile. NIOSH Current
Intelligence Bulletin No. 18 (1977, July 1), 5 pages.
- Ergonomics
Compliance
- OSHA Standards
Textiles
Cotton Dust
- 1910.1000 TABLE
Z-1, Limits for Air Contaminants. Includes PEL for cotton dust.
- 1910.1043, Cotton dust.
- App A, Air
sampling and analytical procedures for determining concentrations of cotton dust.
- App B-I,
Respiratory questionnaire.
- App B-III,
Abbreviated respiratory questionnaire.
- App C, Spirometry
prediction tables for normal males and females.
- App D, Pulmonary
function standards for cotton dust standard.
- App E, Vertical
elutriator equivalency protocol.
Acrylonitrile
- 1910.1045,
Acrylonitrile.
- App B, Substance
technical guidelines for acrylonitrile.
Formaldehyde
Methylene Chloride
- OSHA Federal Register
- Occupational
Exposure to Cotton Dust. OSHA Federal Register (2000, December
7). OSHA is issuing a direct final rule amending its occupational
health standard for Cotton Dust, which was issued in 1978 and
amended in 1985, to add cotton washed in a batch kier system to the
types of washed cotton partially exempt from the cotton dust
standard.
- Review Commission and Administrative Law Judge
Decisions
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is an
independent Federal agency created to decide contests of citations or
penalties resulting from OSHA inspections of American work places. To
locate decisions related to this topic, search for keywords at the OSHRC
site.
- Standard Interpretations and Compliance Letters
- Sample numbers and
measurement duration for compliance to the cotton dust standard for a weaving operation
(1986, November 3), 2 pages.
- Tufting of undyed
and unwashed cotton not covered in the scope of the revised standard of December 13, 1985
(1986, June 4), 2 pages.
- Regulations for
cotton waste operations (1991, May 10), 4 pages.
- The cotton dust
standard applies to the elastic fabric industry (1986, April 16), 2 pages.
- Requirements for
guarding points of operation and belts on heavy duty sewing machines (1991, July 9),
2 pages.
- National Policy on
Guarding Roving Frames (1981, February 13), 1 page.
- Preambles to OSHA Standards
- Want to know what the most common citations issued by OSHA compliance officers
are for this industry?
Search for the most frequently cited Federal and
State OSHA standards for this industry by SIC code and jurisdiction (Federal or by
individual States). Enter your own SIC
code, find a SIC code of interest by accessing the online SIC Manual, or use the following
preselected SIC code (returns only citations issued by Federal OSHA):
- 22
- Textile Mill Products
Other
- The Way to Safety and Health for Textile Finishing Workers, 77-208,
Publication No. 274-755. A hard
copy is available through NIOSH.
- Profile of
the Textiles Industry. EPA Sector Notebooks, Environmental
Protection Agency (1997, November). Developed by EPA's Office
of Compliance, this industry notebook contains detailed information on
various topics that might be of interest to safety and health
professionals. The notebook has been reviewed by experts from both
inside and outside the EPA. Information covered includes: an industrial process description, a comprehensive environmental
profile, innovative control programs, contacts, and a list of
bibliographic references. This page offers several downloadable versions of this file.
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