Mining Workshop: Best Practices for Controlling Respirable Dust in Coal Mines
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Beckley, WV: November 3, 2009, Birmingham, AL: March 24, 2010, Evansville, IN: April 21, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA: May 26, 2010, Grand Junction, CO: June 2, 2010
NIOSH OMSHR and MSHA hosted a series of workshops on controlling respirable dust with practical control technologies and techniques.
Inhalation of excessive levels of respirable coal dust can cause Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP), and overexposure to respirable silica dust can lead to silicosis. Recent surveillance indicates the number of CWP cases is rising. These occupational lung diseases can be disabling or fatal in severe cases, but are preventable through limiting worker exposure.
To request more information or a DVD containing the NIOSH workshop presentations send an email to OMSHR@cdc.gov.
Health Consequences of Overexposure to Respirable Coal and Silica Dust (see also: Faces of Black Lung video)
Jay Colinet, Senior Scientist, NIOSH OMSHR
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Sampling to Quantify Respirable Dust Generation
Jay Colinet, Senior Scientist, NIOSH OMSHR
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Controlling Respirable Dust on Longwall Mining Operations
Jim Rider, Lead Research Scientist, NIOSH OMSHR
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Continuous Miner and Roof Bolter Dust Control
Jeff Listak, Mining Engineer, NIOSH OMSHR
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Silica Dust Controls for Surface Mines
John Organiscak, Mining Engineer, NIOSH OMSHR
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How to Correctly Determine Dust Scrubber Air Quantity
Mark Schultz, Senior Engineer, Pittsburgh Safety and Health Technology Center, MSHA
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Proper Examination of Longwall, Continuous Mining Machine, Roof Bolter and Other Dust Control Systems
John Hendley, Mine Safety and Health Specialist, Division of Health, Coal Mine Safety and Health, MSHA
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See Also
- Control of Respirable Dust
- Dust Underfoot: Enclosed Cab Floor Heaters Can Significantly Increase Operator's Respirable Dust Exposure
- Evaluation of the Approach to Respirable Quartz Exposure Control in U.S. Coal Mines
- Improving Silica Dust Control Through Targeted Research
- Laboratory Testing To Quantify Dust Entrainment During Shield Advance
- Respirable Dust
- Respirable Dust Control for Surface Mines
- Respirable Dust Control Methods on Continuous Mining Operations
- Respiratory Diseases
- Trend in Black Lung Cases Concerns NIOSH Researchers
- Page last reviewed: 6/11/2014
- Page last updated: 9/7/2012
- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program