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. This report documents coal miners' reactions to this device and how they make use of the information it provides. It summarizes a field study by the NIOSH that documented the opinions of 30 miners at 4 underground coal...
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis is the leading cause of death due to occupational illness among U.S. coal miners. This disease is caused by miners' expos...
Dr Charles Vaught Dr Launa G. Mallett Centers for Diesease Control and Prevent
This report presents a model curriculum for Part 48 new miner training. Basic elements of the model are abstracted from the best practices of industry trainers, augmented by findings from research by the NIOSH's Pittsburgh research laboratory. Taken as a whole, the model can serve as a guideline for applied curriculum development. Trainers will be able to tailor the components to their own needs.
This report presents a model curriculum for Part 48 new miner training. Basic elements of the model are abstracted from the best practices of industry...
