Handbook for Dust Control in Mining

Description

Compiled by the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, CDC/NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, this 2003 handbook describes effective methods for the control of mineral dusts in mines and tunnels. It assumes the reader is familiar with mining. The first chapter deals solely with dust control methods, regardless of the application. It is a brief tutorial on mining dust control and will be of help to the reader whose dust control problem does not conveniently fit any of the mining equipment niches described in later chapters. The subsequent chapters describe dust control methods for different kinds of mines and mining equipment. This includes underground coal and hard-rock mines, as well as surface mines, stone mines, and hard-rock tunnels. Because dust sampling has so many pitfalls, a chapter on methods used to sample dust is included. For those occasions when there is no practical engineering control, a chapter on respirators is also included. Content:• Front Matter • List of Illustrations • List of Tables • Unit of Measure Abbreviations Used in This Report • Table of Contents • About This Handbook • Acknowledgments 1. Dust Control Methods in Tunnels and Underground Mines 2. Continuous Miner and Roof Bolter Dust Control 3. Longwall Dust Control 4. Dust Control in Stone Mines 5. Surface Mine Dust Control 6. Underground Hard-Rock Dust Control 7. Control of Dust in Hard-Rock Tunnels 8. How to Find the Major Dust Sources 9. Dust Respirators in Mines and Tunnels Index