Information Circular 9248: Dust Control in Coal Preparation and Mineral Processing Plants

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cecala, Andrew B. ; Divers, Edward F.
• Description:
  This U.S. Bureau of Mines report briefly evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of basic dust control techniques presently used by U.S. coal preparation and mineral processing plants. These include ventilation, baghouse-type collectors, wet scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators, source control, sprays, good housekeeping, and personal protection devices. Two specific problems in these types of operations are also considered: dust collector system duct clogging, and control room dust control. Information provided in this report results from dust control research projects conducted by the Bureau at various coal preparation and mineral processing plants over the past decade to reduce workers' dust exposure. These studies indicate that plant ventilation systems normally provide the most cost-effective method for dust control. Baghouses and scrubbers were also effective in specific applications, and examples of each are given. In extreme dust conditions, personal protection devices, such as respirators or the dust helmet, can also be highly cost effective. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Minerals Mining Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  22 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10007657
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8de09d52c571d941ad6a4d7365906e5ac07a819a8df5b12d2f39d7eb8238bd0486f86a2fcbe478d46435dc537defeedd2a519ba14f4a24f76a812509552e7002
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206169/cdc_206169_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 685.76 KB ]