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Control of Airborne Respirable Dust Hazards: A Training Program for Underground Coal Miners

Control of Airborne Respirable Dust Hazards: A Training Program for Underground Coal Miners. Penn State. The Penn State Miner Training Program University Park, PA 16802 Raja V. Ramani, Ph.D., P.E, C.M.S.P. Mark C. Radomsky, Ph.D. MPA, C.M.S.P. Joseph P. Flick, M.S., C.M.S.P.

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Control of Airborne Respirable Dust Hazards: A Training Program for Underground Coal Miners

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  1. Control of Airborne Respirable Dust Hazards:A Training Program for Underground Coal Miners Penn State The Penn State Miner Training Program University Park, PA 16802 Raja V. Ramani, Ph.D., P.E, C.M.S.P. Mark C. Radomsky, Ph.D. MPA, C.M.S.P. Joseph P. Flick, M.S., C.M.S.P. March 31, 2003

  2. CENTERS FOR DISEASECONTROL AND PREVENTION NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH GENERIC MINERAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER ON RESPIRABLE DUST PENNSYLVANIA BUREAU OF DEEP MINE SAFETY

  3. RESPIRABLE DUST TRAINING PROGRAM Section 4 RESPIRABLE COAL MINE DUST STANDARDS (30 CFR PART 70)

  4. Incidence Rates for Pneumoconiosis Source: Committee on Education and Labor (1970). U. S. Government Printing Office

  5. Coal Mine Respirable Dust Standards • 8-Hour TLV-TWA: 2 mg/m3 • If Silica Content in the Dust is > 5%, 8-Hour TLV-TWA: [10/(% Silica)] mg/m3 • Measured with an Approved Personal Sampler Unit [PSU] • Convert the PSU Measured Concentration to an Equivalent Concentration as measured with an MRE instrument

  6. The National Standard

  7. Respirable Dust Standard for Quartz

  8. Summary of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Samples Collected by MSHA Inspectors for Underground Occupations (1988-92)

  9. Summary of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Samples Collected by Mine Operators for Underground Occupations (1988-92)

  10. Average Dust Concentrations in Continuous and Longwall Mining Sections from 1970 to 2000 Longwall Mining Continuous Mining

  11. Three Important Documents • Title 30 CFR – Mineral Resources [2002]. This contains the relevant Dust laws and regulations. • NIOSH Criteria Document [1995]. This Document reviews health effects, engineering and medical control, and recommends additional measures to protect miners health. • Report of the Secretary of Labor’s Advisory Committee [1996]. The Committee’s Report has made extensive recommendations to MSHA, operators and miners for more effective health and safety control for Pneumoconiosis.

  12. Proceed to Section 5 Miners’ Rights and Operator’s Responsibilities

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