print email comment close Safety and Health Topics: Cotton Dust URL: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/cottondust/ Description: Health and safety resources on the dust that "is often present in the air during cotton handling and processing." Discusses Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for cotton dust in yarn manufacturing, textile and weaving operations, and related industries. Provides information about hazards of cotton dust and possible solutions and links to related health and safety topics. From the U.S. Department of Labor. Publisher: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cotton dust Cotton textile industry Industrial safety LII Database Information: Record 13313 created by Jennifer English on 09/27/2004 Last modification on 10/14/2004 Published: 09/27/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13313