What are the hazards of frequent exposure to artificial marble dust
Pneumoconiosis or pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung disease (Hongkong, said the pneumoconiosis, the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, commonly known as the silicon lung disease), also known as pneumoconiosis, sand lung, is a kind of pulmonary fibrosis disease. Patients are usually in a dusty place for a long time, due to the inhalation of a large amount of dust, resulting in the accumulation of dust in the alveoli under the end of the bronchus, a period of time after the change in the lungs, the formation of fibrosis. Silicosis is mainly caused by the dust inhaled crystalline silicon, the main component of the crystalline silicon are mainly soil, sand, granite, rock and other components. The main symptoms of silicosis are shortness of breath, fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, chest pain, dry cough, shortness of breath, and ultimately death. Silicosis is easy to cause other diseases, including lung cancer, bronchitis / chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, scleroderma, and even cause kidney disease.
Frequent exposure to artificial marble dust can cause lung disease.The artificial marble is made of natural marble or granite stone is filled with cement, gypsum and unsaturated polyester resin as adhesive by mixing, molding, grinding and polishing after. Artificial marble in cutting, grinding will produce a lot of dust, prolonged inhalation, will lead to the occurrence of pneumoconiosis.
preventive measure1, process reform, innovation production equipment: the main way to eliminate dust hazards;2, wet operation: the use of wet grinding quartz, refractory materials, mine wet rock, underground transport spray sprinkler;3, closed, exhaust, dust: wet operation can not be taken place, should be closed suction dust removal methods to prevent dust flying;4, dust workers health checks: including pre employment and regular health checks, dust removal work should also be done when the dust removal operations inspection;5, personal protection: wear dust protection, such as dust helmet, helmet, air supply mask, etc..
