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• Technology News 533 - Minimizing Respirable Dust Exposure in Enclosed Cabs by Maintaining Cab Integrity
  9/1/2008 - Technology News
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been performing research to retrofit cabs with new filtration and pressurization systems in an effort to improve the air quality in enclosed cabs of older mining equipment.
• Faces of Black Lung
  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.
• Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Dust Collector Bags for Reducing Dust Exposure of Roof Bolter Operators
  7/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents the results of NIOSH laboratory and field tests to evaluate the effectiveness of dust collector bags for reducing dust liberation and operator exposure from a roof bolter's dust collection system.
• Analysis of Particulate Contamination in Personal Dust Monitor Sampling
  6/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This report examines the effect of oversize particles, cyclone inversion, and cleaning procedures on the Personal Dust Monitor (PDM).
• Improving the Performance of Fan-Powered Dust Collectors in Stone-Cutting Applications
  6/1/2008 - Conference papers
  The objective of the research was to cost-effectively increase the air cleaning volume and improve dust capture efficiency of an off-the-shelf dust collector with a larger motor and blower.
• Coal Dust and Methane
  6/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article describes the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM), a hand-held instrument developed by NIOSH, which uses optical reflectance to measure the explosibility of a rock dust and coal dust mixture, which is now commercially available.
• Miners' Views About Personal Dust Monitors
  2/1/2008 - Information Circulars
  This report summarizes a field study by NIOSH that documented the reactions of 30 miners at 4 underground coal mines concerning the use of personal dust monitors (PDMs) and how they make use of the information it provides.
• Portable XRF Analysis of Occupational Air Filter Samples from Different Workplaces Using Different Samplers: Final Results, Summary and Conclusions
  11/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper concludes a five-year program on research into the use of a portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer for analyzing lead in air sampling filters from different industrial environments, including mining, manufacturing and recycling.
• Technology News 528 - Recirculation Filter Is Key to Improving Dust Control in Enclosed Cabs
  10/1/2007 - Technology News
  NIOSH has investigated various cab filtration system factors on a basic HVAC system in the laboratory to evaluate their effects on overall cab dust protection performance.
• Closing the Door to Dust When Adding Drill Steels: Uni-directional Cab Filtration and Pressurization System Tested
  10/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  During a recent NIOSH field evaluation of a newly designed filtration and pressurization system for an enclosed cab of a surface drill, it was determined that the drill operator's respirable-dust exposure was significantly increased during time periods ...