Third annual report of health activities under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6559762

The federal mine health program in 1980 is discussed. Health hazard evaluations were completed for exposure to crystalline silica (7631869), oil shale, perchloroethylene (127184), and heat stress. A report from the coal workers health surveillance program is presented. Mine health research projects are reported on diesel exhausts, vibration, manual materials handling, coal workers pneumoconiosis, new miner studies, stomach cancer, metal toxicity on lung cells, lipid peroxidation, and diesel and metal particulates effects on interferon synthesis. Criteria documentation, standards development, and related research on radon daughters, heat stress, asbestos, silica, welding fumes, mine sanitation, and emergency medical services are reported. Respirators, personal dust samplers, and other safety equipment testing and certification are reported and mine health education programs are presented. This report represents an effort by NIOSH to identify, evaluate, and control work related disease among miners.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6559762
• Report Number(s): PB-83-113639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
016000 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Health & Safety
560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
COAL MINES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
INSPECTION
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
MINERALS
MINES
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
OIL SHALES
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAFETY
SILICA
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
TOXICITY
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES