| Manufacturing environments that use
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| | Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
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| oil-based cutting fluids often put
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| | potential symptoms of exposure to high
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| workers health at risk. Applications
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| | concentrations of oil mist include eye
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| such as CNC machines, screw machines and
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| | and skin irritation, shortness of breath,
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| surface and centerless grinders produce
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| | vomiting, fever, rapid heartbeat and a
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| an oil mist from the coolant used to keep
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| | burning sensation in the mouth, throat
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| cutting tools from overheating. Oil
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| | and stomach.
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| mist, also known as cutting oil or
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| | Industrial workers are exposed to oil
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| metalworking fluid, is an oily liquid
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| | mist by three avenues; skin exposure,
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| aerosol dispersed in the air. Fine oil
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| | aerial exposure and ingestion. The most
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| mist hangs in the air for long periods,
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| | frequent route of exposure is the skin.
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| similar to tobacco smoke.
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| | Occupational health experts believe that
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| It has been estimated that up to one
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| | over three-quarters of all occupational
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| million workers in the United States are
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| | diseases are caused by skin contact with
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| exposed to oil mist. The health effects
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| | oil mist. Oil mist by itself can be
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| of exposure to oil mist have been studied
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| | dangerous, but it can also quickly become
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| for several decades. Many
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| | contaminated with foreign material and
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| Epidemiological studies have indicated
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| | chemicals which are aerosolized into
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| that long-term exposure to oil mist can
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| | mist. Many of these contaminants add to
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| lead to increased susceptibility to
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| | the hazards associated with oil mist.
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| several types of cancer.
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| | In today's highly competitive global
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| The following diseases have been
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| | economy, manufacturers feel pressured to
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| associated with exposure to oil mist:
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| | increase productivity. Making machines
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| skin - oil acne, contact dermatitis, and
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| | work harder and faster often produces
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| photosensitive allergic dermatitis;
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| | even more oil mist in the workplace.
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| respiratory system - rhinitis,
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| | Even though production schedules may
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| bronchitis, bronchial asthma, lipoid
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| | increase, profitability may suffer due to
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| pneumonia, lung fibrosis and lung cancer;
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| | work-related illnesses. Sick employees
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| scrotum - benign and malignant tumors.
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| | don't help the bottom line, they lower
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| According to the National Institute for
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| | productivity and increase overhead costs.
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