Silica Dust Sources in Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines – Two Case Studies

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• Personal Author:
  Chekan, Gregory J. ; Colinet, Jay F. ; Grau, Roy H. III
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Pittsburgh Research Laboratory is now involved in research to identify silica dust generation in underground metal/nonmetal mines. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop control technologies to reduce worker exposure to respirable silica dust. Commodities and job classifications with the highest silica dust exposure have been identified through analysis of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's compliance dust-sampling database. Dust surveys were conducted in an underground limestone and gold mine to investigate silica dust sources, generation levels and the controls being used. A summary of the mining operations, sampling procedures, resulting data and suggested methods to improve dust control are provided. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Silicates Dust Mining Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Control-technology Miners Mining-industry Respirable-dust Sampling Sampling-methods Silica-dusts Silicates Underground-miners Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  1873352297
• ISSN:
  1075-8623
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  187-193
• Volume:
  312
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023100
• Citation:
  Trans Soc Min Metall Explor 2003 Jan; 312:187-193
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Editor(s):
  Yernberg WR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Transactions of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b6a26a0866c4dd3d086d127f39f4168318f21abdaf2d159f49b604d6138a96e1d61fce2d802c3dfac6bc5b4d9a8399dbb268ec1775497c6a400ede8a6b079da9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220609/cdc_220609_DS1.pdf
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