Reviewed Studies Pertaining to 

High-efficiency Particulate Air Filter Shroud Effectiveness

Akbar-Khanzadeh, Farhang and Randall L. Brillhart. Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust 

Exposure During Concrete Finishing (Grinding) Using Hand-held Grinders in the 

Construction Industry. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 46(3):341-346 (2002).

Akbar-Khanzadeh, Farhang, Sheryl Milz, April Ames, Pamela P. Susi, Michael Bisesi, 

Sadik A. Khuder, and Mahboubeh Akbar-Khanzadeh. Crystalline Silica Dust and 

Respirable Particulate Matter During Indoor Concrete Grinding—Wet Grinding and 

Ventilated Grinding Compared with Uncontrolled Conventional Grinding. Journal of 

Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 4:770-779 (2007).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Institute of Occupational Safety 

and Health. In-depth Survey Report of Control of Respirable Dust and Crystalline Silica 

from Grinding Concrete at Messer Construction, Newport, Kentucky, and Baker 

Concrete Construction, Dayton, Ohio. August 2002.

Chisholm, Jim. Respirable Dust and Respirable Silica Concentrations from Construction 

Activities. Indoor and Built Environment 8:94 (1999).

Collingwood, Scott Charles. Research to Practice: Evaluations and Recommendations 

for Local Exhaust Ventilation Designed to Reduce Respirable Crystalline Silica and Dust 

Exposures Experienced During Mortar Removal. Doctoral Dissertation, University of 

Iowa (2006). 

Croteau, Gerry A., Mary Ellen Flanagan, Janice E. Camp, and Noah S. Seixas. The 

Efficacy of Local Exhaust Ventilation for Controlling Dust Exposures During Concrete 

Surface Grinding. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 48(6):509-518 (2004).

Croteau, Gerry A., Steven E. Guffey, Mary Ellen Flanagan, and Noah S. Seixas. The 

Effect of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls on Dust Exposures During Concrete Cutting 

and Grinding Activities. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 63(4):458-

467 (2002).

Heitbrink, William A., Thomas C. Cooper, and Marjorie A. Edmonds. Evaluation of 

Ventilated Sanders in the Autobody Repair Industry. American Industrial Hygiene 

Association Journal 55(8):756-759 (1994).

Nij, Evelyn Tjoe, Simone Hilhorst, Ton Spee, Judith Spierings, Friso Steffens, Mieke 

Lumens, and Dick Heederik. Dust Control Measures in the Construction Industry. 

Annals of Occupational Hygiene 47(3):211-218 (2003).
Ojima, Jun. Efficiency of a Tool-mounted Local Exhaust Ventilation System for 

Controlling Dust Exposure during Metal Grinding Operations. Industrial Health 

45(6):817-819 (2007).

Seixas, Noah S., Janice Camp, Mary Ellen Flanagan, and Gerry A. Croteau. Evaluation 

of Dust Control Technologies in Construction Tasks. University of Washington 

Department of Environmental Health (2004). 

Shepherd, S., S.R. Woskie, C. Holcroft, and M. Ellenbecker. Reducing Silica and Dust 

Exposures in Construction During Use of Powered Concrete-cutting Hand Tools: 

Efficacy of Local Exhaust Ventilation on Hammer Drills. Journal of Occupational and 

Environmental Hygiene 6:42-51 (2009). 

Teitsworth, Jan Edward and Maura J. Sheehan. The Effectiveness of Local ExhaustVentilated (Shrouded) Hand Power Tools Used for Grinding/Sanding Composite 

Materials. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 59:689-693 (1998).

Thorpe, A., A.S. Ritchie, M.J. Gibson, and R.C. Brown. Measurements of the 

Effectiveness of Dust Control on Cut-off Saws Used in the Construction Industry. 

Annals of Occupational Hygiene 43(7):443-456 (1999).