Underground Hard-Rock Dust Control

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• Personal Author:
  Eng P ; Kissell, Fred N. ; Stachulak, J. S.
• Description:
  In this chapter: ore pass dust control; drill dust control; blasting dust control; conveyor belt dust control; transfer point and crusher dust control; roadheader dust control and how much ventilation air to use. This chapter discusses respirable dust control in underground hard-rock mines. These mines use a wide variety of extraction methods, but they have many common dust sources and dust control needs. Ore passes, drills, blasting, conveyor belts, transfer points, crushers, and load-haul-dump operations can be major sources of dust. Roadheaders, which are sometimes used in hard-rock mines, produce dust in large quantities. For the most part, dust in hard-rock mines is controlled with ventilation air, water sprays, and dust collectors. It is also important to prevent dust from getting into the air in the first place. Good dust control practices will reduce overall mine ventilation requirements. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Engineering Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Control-technology Dust-collection Dust-collectors Dust-control Dust-control-equipment Engineering-controls Sprays Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• 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:
  83-96
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023389
• Citation:
  Handbook for dust control in mining. Kissell FN, ed. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-147 (IC 9465), 2003 Jun; :83-96
• Editor(s):
  Kissell FN
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Handbook for dust control in mining
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220668/cdc_220668_DS1.pdf
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