Basis for Proposed Exposure Limit on Respirable Coal Mine Dust and Possible Approaches for Lowering Dust Levels.

UNITED States. Government Accountability Office; HEALTH of coal miners; MINE dusts; COAL mine dust control; UNITED States. Mine Safety & Health Administration; DUST diseases; TECHNOLOGY; PROTECTIVE clothing

The article offers information on a study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) related to exposure of coal miners to coal mine dust and how to reduce the dust. It states that GAO examined proposal by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and how it used data regarding coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) for determining exposure limit. It highlights that dust level could be reduced using technology and other ways like personal protective equipment.