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

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 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

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