Introduction: Operator Asbestos Air Sampling Programs in Mines

Read the Introduction to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reports on the air sampling programs designed to assist miners. They are routinely exposed to carcinogens such as asbestos.

The following is basic guidance material to assist mine operators in planning for effective monitoring of their employees' exposures to silica dust and other airborne contaminants, and in determining the various needs for and adequacy of control measures.

This information may also assist affected miners and their representatives in understanding or otherwise questioning various monitoring and control measures taken in regard to hazardous airborne contaminants.

The ultimate goal of mine operator sampling activities is the prevention of occupational disease. Occupational disease may be prevented by limiting miner exposure to physical and chemical hazards.

Courtesy of http://www.msha.gov/S&HINFO/OPRSAMP/OPRSAMP.HTM

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