Technology News: NIOSH-Developed Dustinator® Reduces Airborne Dust and Silica at Mine Sites

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• Personal Author:
  Parks, David A. ; Wilson, Samantha E. ; Finley, Seth A. ; Bierie, Greg S. ; Koski, B. David ; Miller, Arthur L.
• Description:
  The Dustinator® is a commercially available compact dust collection system that reduces airborne dust and respirable crystalline silica (RCS). It was developed as part of a research collaboration between the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Benetech® Inc. and is designed for retrofitting onto bins, tanks, and conveyor systems. The Dustinator is one of several technologies Benetech used when creating a novel hybrid dust control system. This system was installed and tested at a mine site to reduce emissions from a pair of rock crushers and the belt conveyors that transport the crushed rock. Air quality surveys were conducted before and after the hybrid system was installed and showed that by combining dust control technologies, respirable airborne dust was reduced by 93%. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Dust
  • Mining
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  • Mining industry; Dust collection; Crystalline silica; Dust control equipment; Control technology; Respirable dust; Conveyor belts
• Source:
  Spokane, WA: 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. 2026-102 (TN 566), 2026 Apr; :1-2
• Series:
  Mining Publications ; NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Technology News
• DOI:
  10.26616/NIOSHPUB2026102
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  San Francisco Region OSHA ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071684
• Email:
  DParks@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/259455/cdc_259455_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 606.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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