Health
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Explain why it is important to control surface miners’ exposures to dust and noise, and list the key components of programs designed to reduce workers’ exposures to environmental hazards.
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Identify the main sources of dust and noise at surface mines, the related health hazards, and health screening techniques.
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Explain the goals and techniques for sampling air quality at surface mines.
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Describe techniques for reducing miners’ exposures to dust and other airborne contaminants.
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Explain the regulations and techniques for assessing noise levels at surface mines.
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Describe techniques for reducing miners’ exposure to noise.
English, Spanish
45 min
Course Outline
Course Outline
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Introduction
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Health Risks of Dust and Noise Exposures
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Sampling Air Quality
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Limiting Dust Exposures
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Sampling Noise Levels
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Limiting Noise Exposures
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Summary
Regulations
Regulations
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MSHA’s Final Rule to Lower Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal Dust, Mine Safety and Heath Administration, April 2014
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Mandatory Heath Standards, Surface Coal Mines and Surface Areas of Underground Coal Mines, Code of Federal Regulations, 30 CFR 71, December 201
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Program Information Bulletin No. P13-03, Operator Respirable Dust Sampling Requirements, Mine Safety and Heath Administration, April 201
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Noise Control Resource Guide for Surface Mining, Mine Safety and Heath Administration, May 2012
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A Practical Guide to an Occupational Health Program for Respirable Crystalline Silica, A Joint Project of The Industrial Minerals Association of North America and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, January 2008
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Noise Basics, Michigan Mine Safety and Health Training, January 2008
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Compliance Guide to MSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standard, Mine Safety and Health Administration, September 1999
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Dust – What You See Can Hurt You, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mine Health and Safety Academy, 1999
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