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6/1/2008 - Conference papersAn alternative method to the original system developed by NIOSH and Unimin Corp to provide for a stand-alone clothes cleaning system.
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1/31/2020Read NIOSH's response to the 2018 NAS report on dust monitoring and sampling
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11/9/2012 - Unpublished documents and reportsA pair of new handbooks from NIOSH to identify and promote engineering controls to protect mine workers from overexposures to dust.
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3/1/2009 - Videos and multimediaThis video identifies significant factors that determine how effective an enclosed cab will be at protecting a worker.
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2/1/2009 - Conference papersThis paper presents the results of laboratory testing to determine if the installation of a horizontal air blocking shelf around the inside perimeter of a surface mining drill deck will improve dust capture.
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12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper describes a recent research project initiated by NIOSH which identified improvement of the drill shroud design as one of its main objectives for reducing the exposure of surface miners to respirable dust.
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7/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH's Pittsburgh Research Laboratory conducted a study of the explosibility of various metals and elemental dusts, focusing on explosion temperatures. The data will aid in evaluating explosion hazards in the minerals/metals processing industries.
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8/1/2006 - Conference papersNIOSH conducted a study of the explosibility of various metals and other elemental dusts dispersed in air to aid in understanding dust cloud combustion and in evaluating the explosion hazards in the minerals and metals processing industries.
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6/1/2006 - Conference papersDust from worker's clothes has been shown to be a problematic source of personal dust exposure. A recently completed effort between NIOSH and Unimin Corp. has resulted in a quick and effective way to clean worker clothing. Field testing indicated that t...
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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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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program