· A cooperative research effort was established to lower respirable dust levels in an iron ore grinding and concentrator plant. The most significant improvement was realized by changing the ventilation profile throughout the entire facility. Another succe... Impact of Fan Type for Reducing Respirable Dust at an Underground Limestone Crushing Facility

 · The geometric mean for 288 705 respirable dust samples was 0.17 mg/m 3 with 1.6% of the samples exceeding the 2.0 mg/m 3 PEL. Occupation-specific geometric means for respirable dust in active mining areas were highest among drillers. The geometric mean for respirable dust was higher in central Appalachia compared to the rest of the U.S.

 · Influence of continuous mining arrangements on respirable dust exposures. Content and Copyright; Public Access Policy; Contact Us

 · Data collection took place at several US industrial mineral mine sites and a southeastern regional safety meeting. Interviews inquired about workers' perceived susceptibility and severity to respirable silica exposure, barriers to preventing overexposure, behaviors that reduce exposure, and perceptions about respirable dust-monitoring …

The Hazard Recognition Challenge allows you to perform a virtual workplace examination on four locations at a surface stone operation: the pit, the plant, the shop, and a roadway. Each location contains multiple hazards. Your goal is to find as many hazards as possible at …

: As mining operations in the United States (US) have become more productive, con­ trolling the dust exposure of mine workers has become more challenging. In response, US mining operations are applying basic controls at elevated levels and are looking to emerging control tech­ nologies in an effort to better control airborne respirable dust ...

All three of these projects are very different but they all have the same goal of reducing worker exposure to respirable dust at mineral processing facilities. The first project deals …

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 · Here Comes The Helmet-CAM: A Recent Advance In Technology Can Improve How Mine Operators Investigate and Assess Respirable Dust. Impact on Respirable Dust Levels When Operating a …

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 · This report discusses the evaluation of three types of product sizing silica sand structures: a masonry design, a steel-sided design, and an open structure design. An open structure design was superior from both a dust and noise standpoint.

Results showed an improvement with the propeller fan to dilute both the respirable dust and the respirable silica dust around the dump/crusher facility. Overall, an average reduction of 20% in respirable dust and silica …

 · The passage of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 established respirable dust exposure limits, dust sampling requirements for inspectors and mine operators, a voluntary x-ray surveillance program to identify CWP in underground coal miners, and a benefits program to provide compensation to affected workers and their …

 · A cooperative research effort was established between Tilden Mining Co. LC, the United Steelworkers of America, and NIOSH to lower respirable dust levels in an iron …

 · Mining Project: Reducing Silica and other Respirable Hazards in the Industrial Minerals and Metal/Nonmetal Mining Industries

 · 1 Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors, 75 Fed Reg 64412 (proposed Oct 19, 2010) (to be codified at 30 CFR prts 70, 71, 72, 75, and 90) 2 DEP'T OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH Science Blog, Faces of Black Lung, available at...

 · A field study on the possible attachment of DPM and respirable dust in mining environments

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 · A cooperative research effort was established to lower respirable dust levels in an iron ore grinding and concentrator plant. The most significant improvement was …

 · The importance of controlling respirable dust and methane gas levels in underground coal mining cannot be underestimated. While respirable dust can significantly affect the occupational health of underground coal miners, methane gas accumulations pose significant safety concerns for these same workers.

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Respirable Dust in quarry operations 3 Contents ... The smaller-sized particles can penetrate into the lower regions of the lungs where gas exchange takes place. As such, silica dusts at the respirable fraction can cause silicosis. ... CDC - Mining Topic - Respirable Dust - NIOSH 2 Measured in accordance with Australian Standard, AS 2985-2009 . 7.

 · The concentration limits for respirable coal mine dust are lowered from 2.0 milligrams of dust per cubic meter of air (mg/m3) to 1.5 mg/m3 at underground and surface coal mines ... Lowering the concentration of respirable coal mine dust in the air that miners breathe is the most effective means of preventing diseases caused by excessive ...

 · Outcome: Laboratory testing of to control respirable dust generation from longwall shield advance was completed with the following results: Compressed air …

As the trend continues in lowering allowable dust levels for federal health standards in the U.S. mining industry, the open structure design may be an approach for some companies to consider for their operations. Report of …

 · A project to identify and develop improved respirable dust controls for coal mines and facilitate their implementation to reduce the dust exposures of mine workers.

 · Respirable dust concentrations were substantially reduced from 0.64 mg/m3 during pre-testing to 0.05 mg/m3 during post-testing with the new system, representing a 92% reduction in dust levels in the drill cab. This new system appears to be a very well-built and sturdy device, well-suited for the mining industry. Subject: [+] Collection (s):

This minimized the dust liberated in the conveyor tunnels from traveling through the reclaim tunnel and into the plant. These two modifications illustrate the impact that improvements in ventilation can have on …

 · The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has been working on a number of different research techniques that use ventilation as a critical component to lower respirable dust levels at surface and metal/nonmetal operations in the United States. This article presents five such research efforts.

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 · The operation of these fans was significantly changed in an attempt to pro-vide more of a directional flow pattern throughout the facility, as well as to more closely …

 · Lowering Respirable Dust At An Iron Ore Concentrator Plant Through Improved Ventilation Practices

 · Abstract. A cooperative research effort was established between the Tilden Mining Company LC, the United Steelworkers of America, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to lower respirable dust levels in an iron ore grinding and concentrator plant.

 · A cooperative research effort was established between the Tilden Mining Company LC, the United Steelworkers of America, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to lower respirable dust levels in an iron ore grinding and concentrator plant.