U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Washington, Dc

By Department of Health and Human Services

Book Id: WPLBN0000033550
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 13.4 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Washington, Dc
Author:	Department of Health and Human Services
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Health And Human Services, D. O. (n.d.). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Washington, Dc. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
RESEARCH SUMMARY: Previous NIOSH research shows that miners develop hearing loss much more quickly than nonoccupationally noiseexposed individuals and that miners experience a greater severity of hearing loss than would be expected for nonoccupational noise-exposed persons of the same age and sex.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Page HEARING LOSS PREVENTION Investigation of Technology for Hearing Loss Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Cross-Sectional Survey: Noise Exposure Patterns/Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A Model Hearing Conservation Program for Coal Miners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Engineering Controls for Hearing Loss Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Definition and Assessment of Engineering Noise Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Investigation of Impulse Noise in Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A Health Hazard Study of Surface Drilling Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Evaluating the Role of Positive and Negative Emotion in Promoting Hearing Conservation Behaviors Among Coal Miners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 DUST MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL Dust Control for Longwall Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Assessment of Personal Particulate Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Dust Control in Surface Coal Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Silica Dust Control in Metal/Nonmetal Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Control of Silica Dust Exposures in Underground Coal Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Development of Enhanced Spray Dust Capture Principles for Improved Silica Dust Suppression . . . . . . . 14 Characterization of Visual Dust Plumes From Highwall Drills at Surface Coal Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DIESEL EMISSIONS Reducing Diesel Particulate Exposure in Western Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Diesel Engine Emissions Measurement and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Selecting and Evaluating Diesel Emission Controls on Mine Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS AND HEALTH HAZARDS Particle-Induced Lung Injury in Mixed Exposures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Effects of Dusts on Asthma and Pulmonary Infectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Environmental Causation of Allergies and Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Genetic Factors for Silicosis and Lung Cancer in Gold Miners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Portable Monitors for Airborne Metals at Mining Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Characterization and Communication of Chemical Hazards in Mining and Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Toxic Fumes From Blasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Investigating Air Quality Issues in Metal/Nonmetal Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26