An Overview of USBM/NIOSH Technology to Reduce Silica Dust in Metal/Nonmetal Mines and Mills

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• Personal Author:
  Cecala, Andrew B. ; Chekan, Gregory J. ; Colinet, Jay F. ; Organiscak, John A. ; Rider, James P. ; Zimmer JA
• Description:
  Inhalation of respirable silica dust can lead to silicosis, a disabling and potentially fatal lung disease. For the metal/nonmetal industry, silica exposures occur during the mining and processing of the ore. A focus of the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) and now the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been to conduct research to lower silica concentrations in metal/nonmetal operations. This report reviews various control techniques that have been developed at the USBM/NIOSH over the past 30 years and have been demonstrated to be successful at lowering respirable silica levels at metal/nonmetal mines and mills. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Engineering Environmental Monitoring Irritants Lung Metals Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Compounds Silicon Dioxide

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Control-technology Dust-control Dust-exposure Dust-inhalation Dust-measurement Engineering-controls Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Inhalation-studies Metal-dusts Metal-mining Metallic-dusts Mine-workers Miners Mining-industry Nonmetal-mining Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Silica-dusts Silicon-compounds Silicosis

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9780873353229
• Publisher:
  Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OMSHR - Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  442-452
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037774
• Citation:
  Extracting the science: a century of mining research. Brune JF, ed. Littleton, CO: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2010 Jan; :442-452
• Editor(s):
  Brune JF
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Extracting the science: a century of mining research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227264/cdc_227264_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.11 MB ]