Self-reported use of respiratory protection among a cohort of underground bituminous coal miners

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• Personal Author:
  Jennison, Elizabeth A. ; Odencrantz JR ; Petsonk, Edward L. ; Sembower K
• Description:
  As part of a longitudinal study of respiratory health, underground bituminous coal miners from mines in the northern Appalachian region were asked about respirator use every 6 months between May 1985 and July 1987. Respirator use was analyzed for 193 miners. They classified their respirator use for the previous 6 months as 0%, 0 to 25%, 25 to 50%, 50 to 75% or 75 to 100% of the time on the job. Any changes in job assignment were noted. A respirator was worn a reported 18.9% of the time; 36.8% of the subjects reported no use of a respirator. The mean reported use by face workers was 28.1% of the time, while use by transportation workers was 23.2% of the time. Wearing a respirator more than 25% of the time was reported by 50% of face workers and 8.6% of nonface workers. Wearing a respirator more than 50% of the time was reported by 25.5% of face workers and 3.5% of nonface workers. Of workers who moved from face to nonface jobs, a respirator was used 28.7% of the time while working at the face and 8.7% of the time when engaged in nonface work. For face workers, transportation workers, and supervisors, longer tenure in the job was associated with lower respirator use. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Mining Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Dust Exposure Coal-miners Dust-exposure Industrial-hygiene Mine-workers NIOSH-Author Personal-protective-equipment Respirators Respiratory-protective-equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Underground-miners Underground Coal Mines

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• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  191-195
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00230496
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1996 Feb; 57(2):191-195
• Contact Point Address:
  Edward L. Petsonk, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 944 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:13ef4610f82cac2dd29cc28737a9de8d704e6ccc37e6d5c6ff1c4e8d0dfecbcab1a9e94c2c33b490488a23c75196c66fa36e79ed3de3f55b56f921064d2b6745
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205570/cdc_205570_DS1.pdf
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