NIOSH post-hearing comments to DOL on the Mine Safety and Health Administration proposed rule: Ionizing radiation standard for metal and nonmetal mines, February 26, 1988
The testimony addresses many questions and points in the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) proposed ionizing radiation standards. Specific items addressed in the testimony included the effect of the hard rock mining experience of the United States Public Health Service uranium miners cohort on the results of the analysis; the potential influence of other hard rock mining experience, the documentation of exposure to average radon progeny, how many lung cancer deaths were observed among miners, use of personal protective equipment, keeping of environmental and medical records, risk assessment, risk factors, risk analysis, possible biases in the study, adverse health effects of exposure, and random sampling strategies, relative risk of developing leukemia, pulmonary function testing, lung cancer survival rate, rotation of workers, radiation hormesis, lung cancer risk, healthy worker effect, ALARA, and the NIOSH recommended exposure limit.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5601804
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-169516/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DAUGHTER PRODUCTS
DISEASES
ELEMENTS
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