Dust control handbook for industrial minerals mining and processing
By: by Andrew B. Cecala [et al...]
Contributors: Industrial Minerals Association-North America; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Office for Mine Safety and Health Research
Series: Report of investigations -- 9689; DHHS (NIOSH) publication -- no. 2012-112; Report of investigations  (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) -- 9689; DHHS publication -- no. (NIOSH) 2012-112
Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, PA; Spokane, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Dust; Mineral industries; Ore-dressing plants; Dust control; Removal
Description: "Throughout the mining and processing of minerals, the mined ore undergoes a number of crushing, grinding, cleaning, drying, and product sizing operations as it is processed into a marketable commodity. These operations are highly mechanized, and both individually and collectively these processes can generate large amounts of dust. If control technologies are inadequate, hazardous levels of respirable dust may be liberated into the work environment, potentially exposing workers. Accordingly, federal regulations are in place to limit the respirable dust exposure of mine workers. Engineering controls are implemented in mining operations in an effort to reduce dust generation and limit worker exposure."
Notes: "January 2012."

"This handbook represents a successful collaborative effort by government and industry in protecting the health of U.S. mine workers. The two principal partnerships active in creating this handbook were between the Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Industrial Minerals Association-North America (IMA-NA). The mission of the NIOSH OMSHR is to eliminate mining fatalities, injuries, and illnesses through research and prevention, while the IMA-NA is the representative voice of companies that extract and process the raw materials known as industrial minerals." - p. xxvi

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (13.97 MB, 314 p.).
Table of contents: title: Acronyms and abbreviations used in this handbook; title: Unit of measure abbreviations used in this handbook; title: Acknowledgments; title: About this handbook; title: Introduction; title: 1. Fundamentals of dust collection systems; title: 2. Wet spray systems; title: 3. Drilling and blasting; title: 4. Crushing, milling, and screening; title: 5. Conveying and transport; title: 6. Bagging; title: 7. Bulk loading; title: 8. Controls for secondary sources; title: 9. Operator booths, control rooms, and enclosed cabs effectiveness terminology; title: 10. Haul roads, stockpiles, and open areas; title: Glossary