Update of the report on quartz exposure at the workplace (Focus on IFA´s work Nr. 0441)

crystalline silica dusts in the form of quartz and cristobalite are classified by the German TRGS 906 Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances as carcinogenic activities. The report Exposure to quartz at the workplace (“the Quartz Report”) which was last updated in 2006, provided data on exposure to quartz dust in individual industries and work areas. for the period from 1972 to 2004 only. This sheet 441 in the “Focus on IFA's work” series provides an overview of the data used to update this report, which has been republished as IFA Report 03/2022