Improving Silica Dust Control Through Targeted Research

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• Journal Article:
  2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 02-189
• Personal Author:
  Colinet, Jay F. ; Thimons, Edward D.
• Description:
  NIOSH conducted a strategic planning effort to identify those areas in mining with the greatest research needs. Data analysis and stakeholder input identified the need to reduce worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust as a high priority area. MSHA dust sampling data were analyzed to target the mining commodities and occupations with the greatest percentage of samples containing silica above compliance levels. In response, the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL) has implemented a multi-faceted research program to improve silica dust control for these problematic commodities and occupations. A review of silica compliance trends, PRL silica research programs, and recent control technology developments are provided here. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Silicates Dust Mining Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Silica-dusts; Silicates; Mining-industry; Mining-equipment; Miners; Control-technology; Control-systems; Dust-samplers; Dust-control
• Source:
  2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 02-189. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2002 Feb; :1-6
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; 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:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023178
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5a646a67a6a594177efcc1a8feb5fb3eb8399ad0ad827766bb2d7d93409e54bfd9446f9ae6f27c0959d2c969a53d0113c84858ea409e6dd80f23b769a2dd54b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/9027/cdc_9027_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 732.58 KB ]