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"Controlling Respirable Coal Mine Dust
in Underground Mines"
National Mine Health and Safety Academy
Beckley, West Virginia
July 25, 2007 |
On July 25, 2007, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) held a free one-day workshop on "Controlling Respirable Coal Mine Dust in Underground Mines." The seminar, which attracted over 120 attendees, brought together a group of experts to share information, expertise and experience in dealing with dust control issues and the prevention of disabling occupational lung disease in coal miners. Speakers from J. H. Fletcher & Co., Joy Mining Machinery, NIOSH and MSHA presented information on the topics listed below.
For questions or more information, please contact George Niewiadomski at (202) 693-9513 or by e-mail: niewiadomski.george@dol.gov.
Resources from the Workshop
- Executive Summary
- Meeting Agenda
- Introductory Remarks
- Melinda Pon, MSHA
- Lung Diseases of Coal Miners
- Edward L. Petsonk, M.D., NIOSH
- Ventilation - A Principal Control for Dust and Methane
- Kenneth G. Fields, MSHA
- Reducing Dust Generation and Optimum Suppression Techniques
- Jay Colinet and Jeff Listak, NIOSH
- Dust Control on Continuous Mining Machines
- Robert E. Schon, Joy Mining Machinery
- Roof Bolting Machine Dust Suppression Systems
- Fred Merlino, J.H. Fletcher & Co
- Dust Control Parameters for Special Mining Situations
- Mike Dickerson, MSHA
- On-Shift Examination of Dust Control Parameters
- Paul Prince, MSHA
- Understanding and Detecting Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis and Silicosis
- Dr. Edward L. Petsonk, NIOSH-DRDS
This presentation is in the form of a video clip. There are two parts.
- Part 1
- Part 2
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