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Coal workers´ pneumoconiosis is the leading cause of death due to occupational illness among U.S. coal miners. This disease is caused by miners´ exposure to excessive levels of respirable coal mine dust. A personal dust monitor (PDM) has recently been developed to provide near real-time feedback to miners regarding the level of respirable coal dust in the air they breathe. The main objective of this report is to document coal miners´ reactions to this device and how they make use of the information it provides. It summarizes a field study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health that documented the opinions of 30 miners at 4 underground coal mines concerning the use of PDMs.
| Author(s): | Peters-RH, Vaught-C, Hall-EE, Volkwein-JC |
| Reference: | Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-110, Information Circular 9501, 2008 Feb; :1-47 |
2008-110 (PDF, 285 KB)
