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3/15/2017 - Research projectsA project to develop and evaluate control technologies to reduce respirable dust exposures for operators of roof bolters and continuous mining machines.
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2/22/2017 - Research projectsA project to identify and develop improved respirable dust controls for coal mines and facilitate their implementation to reduce the dust exposures of mine workers.
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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 reduce respirable silica dust exposure in surface mines through improved understanding of dust generation and transport, improvement of current control technologies, and development of new control technologies.
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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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1/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA report characterizing exposure histories and respiratory disease among surface coal miners identified with progressive massive fibrosis from a 2010 to 2011 pneumoconiosis survey.
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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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7/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThe mining industry and labor stakeholders together requested that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) examine this issue, with the ultimate aim of reducing the rate of pneumoconiosis among U.S. coal miners.
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8/18/2008 - Videos and multimedia'Faces of Black Lung' features two miners who share their stories and provide insight on how their lives have changed due to this devastating black lung disease.
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2/1/2001 - Book chaptersA study of dust control technology and practices to reduce the occurrence of lung diseases in miners.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program