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8/15/2012 - Information CircularsThis IC details a NIOSH investigation on the CDEM’s ability to accurately predict the explosibility of coal and rock dust mixtures. The conclusions support the field use of the CDEM to measure the explosibility of coal and rock dust mixtures.
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1/1/2022 - Information CircularsThis report details how to implement field-based monitoring for respirable crystalline silica using portable Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
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8/16/2021 - Information CircularsRead about the latest best practices for dust control in coal mining.
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6/1/2018 - Information CircularsRead the latest NIOSH design guidelines for environmental enclosures to reduce contaminant exposure.
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2/1/2008 - Information CircularsThis report summarizes a field study by NIOSH that documented the reactions of 30 miners at 4 underground coal mines concerning the use of personal dust monitors (PDMs) and how they make use of the information it provides.
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9/1/2005 - Information CircularsThis report presents the various dust dispersion models that have been developed specifically for the mining industry.
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1/1/1992 - Information CircularsA U.S. Bureau of Mines investigation of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for on-filter analysis of respirable dust.
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1/1/1986 - Information CircularsThe Bureau of Mines has recorded a number of different background dust sources that significantly contaminate the air breathed by bag machine operators. To keep bag operator exposure within acceptable dust levels established by the Mine Safety and Healt...
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This handbook was developed to identify available engineering controls that can assist underground and surface metal/nonmetal mining operations in reducing worker exposure to respirable silica dust.
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This handbook was developed to identify available engineering controls that can help the industry reduce worker exposure to respirable coal and silica dust.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program