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Coal Mine Respirable Dust Program.
Unclassified.
Coal Mine Safety and Health, MSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 4015
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22203, and substantially all Coal Mine Safety
and Health Offices listed in the Appendix.
Individual coal miners for whom personal dust samples have been
submitted for analysis prior to 1981, miners with evidence of the development
of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) as defined under 30 CFR
and part 90 after 1981.
These records contain data such as the mine identification, including
mine name and company name, mine entity number (specific location in the mine
where samples were taken), occupation and social security number of individual
sampled (pre 1981 date) and of 30 CFR Part 90 miner (after 1980), date sampled,
concentration of respirable dust measured in the miner's work environment, tons
of material produced during sampling shift, and sampling time, and social
security number of the certified person taking the sample.
30 U.S.C. 813(a), 842.
To maintain records to determine compliance with the mandatory
respirable coal mine dust standards.
In addition to those universal routine uses listed in the General
Prefatory Statement to this document, disclosure of relevant records may be
made (1) to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with
provisions of Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164; (2) to mine
operators to furnish information relevant to the respirable dust program as it
applies to their operations as required by the law; (3) to appropriate Federal,
State, local or foreign agency for research purposes, for enforcing or
implementing a statute, rule, regulation, order or license; (4) to labor,
industry and academic organizations to monitor dust concentration and
compliance trends.
None.
Historical data on magnetic tape and current data on computer disk.
Indexed by mine identification number, and social security number for
individual coal miners sampled prior to 1981 and for all 30 CFR part 90 miners
after 1980. This information is available on computer printouts.
Access limited to authorized personnel in regard to computerized data.
Sampling data and other manual records for part 90 miners are stored in locked
steel cabinets with access being granted only to duly authorized personnel.
Sample results for other than 30 CFR part 90 miners are kept in regular file
cabinets. No other manual records are identifiable.
Maintain magnetic tapes indefinitely. Transfer to FARC
operator/inspector dust data cards when 3 years old and destroy when 10 years
old.
Chief, Division of Health, Coal Mine Safety and Health, MSHA, 4015
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22203.
Inquiries regarding the existence of records should be addressed to the
System Manager. A written, signed request stating that the requester seeks
information concerning records pertaining to him/her is required.
To see your records, for samples collected prior to 1981 and for 30 CFR
part 90 miners after 1980 write the System Manager and describe specifically as
possible the records sought and furnish the following information:
a. Full name
b. Date of birth
c. Social Security number
d. Signature
To see your records, write the System Manager and describe specifically
as possible the records sought and furnish the following information:
a. Full name
b. Date of birth
c. Social Security number
d. Signature
Mine operators.
None.
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