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NIOSH Comments on the Mine Safety and Health Administration Notice on Coal Mine Respirable Dust Standard Noncompliance Determinations by R. A. Lemen, May 20, 1994.

PB95128971

Publication Date	1994
Page Count	6
Abstract	The testimony summarized information and comments from NIOSH regarding exposure to coal dust. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) intends to improve the enforcement of the standards for coal mine dust by modifying the procedure used to classify inspector collected measurements of respirable coal mine dust. NIOSH commends the proposal to increase the protection of miners by reducing exposures which are currently in excess of the respirable dust standard. By enforcing the respirable coal mine dust standard without any upward adjustment, MSHA will provide an equitable sampling program, given frequent sampling, in which the burden of measurement uncertainty is shared equally by miners and operators.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Coal mining Testimony Coal dust Occupational exposure Dusts Respiratory diseases Lung Air pollution sampling Standards Mining industry
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 70F - Public Administration & Government
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199503

NIOSH Comments on the Mine Safety and Health Administration Notice on Coal Mine Respirable Dust Standard Noncompliance Determinations by R. A. Lemen, May 20, 1994.

NIOSH Comments on the Mine Safety and Health Administration Notice on Coal Mine Respirable Dust Standard Noncompliance Determinations by R. A. Lemen, May 20, 1994.
PB95128971

Publication Date	1994
Page Count	6
Abstract	The testimony summarized information and comments from NIOSH regarding exposure to coal dust. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) intends to improve the enforcement of the standards for coal mine dust by modifying the procedure used to classify inspector collected measurements of respirable coal mine dust. NIOSH commends the proposal to increase the protection of miners by reducing exposures which are currently in excess of the respirable dust standard. By enforcing the respirable coal mine dust standard without any upward adjustment, MSHA will provide an equitable sampling program, given frequent sampling, in which the burden of measurement uncertainty is shared equally by miners and operators.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Coal mining Testimony Coal dust Occupational exposure Dusts Respiratory diseases Lung Air pollution sampling Standards Mining industry
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 70F - Public Administration & Government
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199503