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12/30/2016 - Promotional materialsFind out how the continuous personal dust monitor (CPDM) is being used to reduce exposure to black lung-causing coal dust.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to test an intervention to help miners use personal dust monitor feedback more effectively to reduce their exposure to respirable coal mine dust.
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3/29/2016 - NoticesRead the latest notice about operating manual updates for the NIOSH-certified PDM3700 Personal Dust Monitor
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2/1/2016 - Non-peer reviewed journal articlesThis trade publication piece by NIOSH reviews discussions with miners learning to use the continuous personal dust monitor, how the information provided by the device may affect behavior, and how to get over the technology learning curve.
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1/1/2016 - Non-peer reviewed journal articlesThis trade publication by NIOSH discusses how respirable silica dust complicates the already complex issue of keeping dust levels low in underground coal mines, and how knowing silica dust levels quickly would help mines keep workers safer.
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7/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA report detailing a study investigating the use of diffuse reflection infrared spectronomy to detect end-of-shift airborne quartz exposure.
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9/28/2012 - News articlesImplementation of dust control technology and improved dust monitoring are effective ways for mine operators to reduce exposures to respirable coal dust. OMSHR is working to assist the industry’s efforts to limit miner exposure to dust.
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11/1/2009 - Conference papersThe Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL) of NIOSH conducts research to evaluate control technologies and monitoring instrumentation that can be used to reduce the diesel particulate matter (DPM) exposure of mine workers.
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11/1/2009 - Conference papersThe paper discusses how the Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM) monitors have performed within the underground mine environment in evaluating DPM during the various phases of longwall moves.
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11/1/2009 - Conference papersThis paper discusses a limited number of control technologies to reduce or eliminate harmful respirable dust.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program