Performance of a Light-Scattering Dust Monitor in Underground Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Chekan, Gregory J. ; Colinet, Jay F. ; Kissell, Fred N. ; Rider, James P. ; Vinson, Robert P. ; Volkwein, Jon C.
• Description:
  The Thermo-MIE personal DataRAM dust monitor (pDR) is a light-scattering instrument approved for use in gassy underground mines by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). However, the use of light-scattering monitors has been inhibited by concerns about inaccurate readings resulting from changes in dust size distribution and composition, as well as concerns about the impact of moisture in the mine air. Because of this concern, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the pDR using available data from laboratory tests and mine surveys. The data show that accuracy can vary widely from test to test and mine to mine. In most cases, the results can be improved by using a companion gravimetric measurement to adjust the pDR data. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Dust-monitor Dust-sampling Dusts Gold-mines Longwall-mining Respirable-dust Stone-mines Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9780873352550
• ISSN:
  1075-8623
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  21-24
• Volume:
  320
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031806
• Citation:
  Trans Soc Min Metall Explor 2007 Jan; 320:21-24
• Editor(s):
  Yernberg WR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2681b53b4d57ca271addc07653425f627c770281909cd14b3a60e650b6c74939d82ff772f15110b9889c1a3cf5cecc60d207cddbcc81ff5b8b46e0f29f444bb0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226748/cdc_226748_DS1.pdf
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