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• FAST - Field Analysis of Silica Tool
  3/1/2019 - PC software
  FAST is a beta software program that supports a field-based respirable crystalline silica monitoring approach and end-of-shift analysis of results.
• Evaluating Portable Infrared Spectrometers for Measuring the Silica Content of Coal Dust
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Miners face a variety of respiratory hazards while on the job, including exposure to silica dust which can lead to silicosis, a potentially fatal lung disease.
• Best Practices for Dust Control in Metal/Nonmetal Mining
  5/1/2010 - Information Circulars, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  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.
• Best Practices for Dust Control in Coal Mining
  1/1/2010 - Information Circulars, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  This handbook was developed to identify available engineering controls that can help the industry reduce worker exposure to respirable coal and silica dust.
• Investigation into Dust Exposures and Mining Practices in Mines in the Southern Appalachian Region
  2/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper presents the results to date of a NIOSH investigation into the possible causes that would account for the observed higher trends in CWP disease progression through review, data analysis, and in-mine surveying.
• Key Design Factors of Enclosed Cab Dust Filtration Systems
  11/1/2008 - Reports of Investigations
  NIOSH experimentally investigated various factor effects on cab air filtration system performance.
• Emerging Respirable Dust Sensing and Control for M/NM Mining
  4/12/2020 - Research projects
  To demonstrate the suitability and efficiency of monitoring and control solutions which will help to lower the respirable dust exposure of M/NM miners.
• Advancing Exposure Monitoring for Airborne Particulates in Mining
  4/3/2020 - Research projects
  A project to design, validate, and promote the use of advancements in monitoring the exposure of miners to respirable dust, respirable crystalline silica, and diesel particulate matter.
• Reducing Silica and other Respirable Hazards in the Industrial Minerals and Metal/Nonmetal Mining Industries
  2/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop control interventions to reduce occupational exposure to silica and other respirable dusts in metal/nonmetal mines and mills.
• Characterization of Coal Mine Dust Size Distribution, Chemical Composition, and Source Contributions
  2/4/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with the University of Nevada, Reno, to characterize coal mine dust size, distribution, chemical composition, and source contributions.