Water Spray Control of Hazardous Dust When Breaking Concrete with a Jackhammer
May 2008
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2008-127
![Jackhammer](/niosh/docs/wp-solutions/2008-127/images/2008-127fig1.jpg?_=58505)
Construction workers are exposed to hazardous dust when using jackhammers to break concrete pavement. NIOSH found that exposures could be reduced by using a water-spray attachment.
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