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• Technology News 461 - Coal Dust Explosibility Meter
  7/1/1997 - Technology News
  Describes a device to enable mine operators and mine inspectors to make quick and accurate measurements of the explosive nature of coal and rock dust mixtures.
• Bag and Belt Cleaner Reduces Employee Dust Exposure
  3/1/1997 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A system to reduce occupational dust exposure during bag loading and stacking operations in the metal mining industry was developed. The system, known as the Bag and Belt Cleaner Device (B&BCD), was developed by NIOSH.
• Status of Dust Control Technology on U.S. Longwalls
  2/1/1997 - Conference papers
  NIOSH conducted dust surveys at 13 longwalls operating throughout the U.S. and collected information to: identify current operating practices on these longwalls, identify the types of dust controls in use, etc.
• Continuous Respirable Mine Dust Monitor Development
  2/1/1997 - Conference papers
  NIOSH initiated the development of a fixed-site machine-mounted continuous respirable dust monitor. The technology chosen for monitor development is the Rupprecht and Patashnick Co., Inc. tapered element oscillating microbalance. Laboratory and in-mine ...
• Silica...It's Not Just Dust
  1/1/1997 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This pamphlet provided information on what rock drillers can do to protect themselves from silica dust, which may cause silicosis. The role of exposure to silica dust in the development silicosis was discussed.
• Diesel Exhaust Aerosol, Review of Measurement Technology
  11/1/1996 - Conference papers
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines and others have conducted a number of occupational exposure surveys since the publication of the International Agency for Research on Cancer report of 1989, which labeled diesel exhaust as a probable human carcinogen. This repor...
• Continuous Respirable Mine Dust Monitor Development
  8/1/1996 - Conference papers
  In response to an MSHA task group recommendation, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Research Center, initiated the development of a fixed-site machine-mounted continuous respirable dust monitor.
• Status of a Tapered Element, Oscillation Microbalance-Based Continuous Respirable Coal Mine Dust Monitor
  1/1/1996 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  In response to the Mine Safety and Health Administration's request, the U.S. Bureau of Mines investigated several sensor technologies for continuously monitoring respirable coal mine dust. One of these technologies is the tapered element, oscillating m...
• Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust
  9/1/1995 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  Information regarding adverse health effects resulting from exposure to respirable coal mine dust was reviewed as a basis for the development of new occupational safety and health standards. Recommendations are provided concerning respirable coal mine d...
• Technology News 431 - Apparatus for Sampling and Measuring Diesel Tailpipe Emissions
  4/1/1994 - Technology News
  The objective was to develop a portable emissions measurement apparatus.