Wood dust concentrations by process for specific industries and hobby-related woodwork
| Process | |||||
| Chipping | Sawing | Shaping* | Sanding | Compressed air cleaning | |
| Concentration (mg/m3) | 1.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
| Industry | |||||
| Sawmill | x | x | x | x | |
| Plywood manufacturing | x | x | x | x | x |
| Particle board manufacturing | x | x | x | ||
| Pulp mill | x | x | |||
| General carpentry | x | x | x | ||
| Finish carpentry | x | x | x | x | |
| Hobby | x | x | x | ||
↵* Includes planing, routing and moulding.