
Controlling Silica Dust from Foundry CastingCleaning ...
Controlling Silica Dust from Foundry CastingCleaning Operations. ... (NIOSH) have shown that excessive concentrations of respirable silica are produced when cleaning castings made from sand molds. ... system described below significantly reduced worker exposures to respirable dust by 59% to 77% for various cleaning tools. This system may keep ...