Silica Dust Sources in Underground Limestone Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Chekan, Gregory J. ; Colinet, Jay F.
• Description:
  The NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory is involved in research to identify silica dust sources and 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. Baseline dust surveys were conducted in underground limestone mines in Pennsylvania to investigate primary silica dust sources, generation levels, and controls being used. Three primary sources currently under investigation include dust generated by crushing facilities, face shots, and haul trucks. A summary of sampling procedures, resulting data, and methods being investigated to reduce silica dust will be discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Minerals Mining Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Quartz Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Dust-exposure Dust-measurement Dust-samplers Dust-sampling Dusts Miners Mining-equipment Nonmetal-mining Nonmetallic-minerals Occupational-diseases Occupational-health Quartz-dust Respirable-dust Sampling Silica-dusts Silicosis Stone-mines Underground-mining Workers

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• 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:
  55-70
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024971
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Institute on Mining Health, Safety and Research, Roanoke, Virginia, August 27-30, 2002. Bockosh GR, Kohler JL, Langton JF, Novak T, McCarter MK, Biviano A,. eds., Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Tech, 2002 Aug; :55-70
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Editor(s):
  Bockosh GR; Kohler JL; Langton JF; Novak T; McCarter MK; Biviano A
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Institute on Mining Health, Safety and Research, Roanoke, Virginia, August 27-30, 2002
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f779c2001b919dc3acbaf0795759368bd64c00652d08a54da63380cad0e1784eb6a81fbb1bb8e67fae405d399f1517a2db1145d51641bd76995dc9d11bed391e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220887/cdc_220887_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.13 MB ]