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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Office of Mine Safety and Health Research and MSHA hosted a series of workshops on controlling respirable dust with practical control technologies and techniques.

Inhalation of excessive levels of respirable coal dust can cause Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP), and overexposure to respirable silica dust can lead to silicosis. Recent surveillance indicates the number of CWP cases is rising. These occupational lung diseases can be disabling or fatal in severe cases, but they can be prevented through limiting worker exposure.

For more information about this workshop or to request a DVD containing the NIOSH workshop presentations, send an email to OMSHR@cdc.gov.

Workshop Presentations

• Health Consequences of Overexposure to Respirable Coal and Silica Dust (see also: Faces of Black Lung video)
  Jay Colinet, Senior Scientist, NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
  Captioned video (WMV, 48 MB, 2010)  |  Uncaptioned video (WMV, 93 MB, 2010)
• Sampling to Quantify Respirable Dust Generation
  Jay Colinet, Senior Scientist, NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
  Captioned video (WMV, 36 MB, 2010)  |  Uncaptioned video (WMV, 70 MB, 2010)
• Controlling Respirable Dust on Longwall Mining Operations
  Jim Rider, Lead Research Scientist, NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
  Captioned video (WMV, 108 MB, 2010)  |  Uncaptioned video (WMV, 208 MB, 2010)
• Continuous Miner and Roof Bolter Dust Control
  Jeff Listak, Mining Engineer, NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
  Captioned video (WMV, 155 MB, 2010)  |  Uncaptioned video (WMV, 285 MB, 2010)
• Silica Dust Controls for Surface Mines
  John Organiscak, Mining Engineer, NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
  Captioned video (WMV, 52 MB, 2010)  |  Uncaptioned video (WMV, 93 MB, 2010)
• How to Correctly Determine Dust Scrubber Air Quantity
  Mark Schultz, Senior Engineer, Pittsburgh Safety and Health Technology Center, MSHA
  Captioned video (WMV, 115 MB, 2010)  |  Uncaptioned video (WMV, 254 MB, 2010)
• Proper Examination of Longwall, Continuous Mining Machine, Roof Bolter and Other Dust Control Systems
  John Hendley, Mine Safety and Health Specialist, Division of Health, Coal Mine Safety and Health, MSHA
  Captioned video (WMV, 53 MB, 2010)  |  Uncaptioned video (WMV, 102 MB, 2010)