Asbestos Air Sampling Report: General Reference Materials

This page includes the list of reference materials cited in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) report which covers the exposures to dangerous and carcinogenic dusts, including asbestos, by miners.

1. Various NIOSH "Criteria Documents" for mining contaminants such as noise, crystalline silica, asbestos, etc.

2. NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods , 4th edition , Peter M. Eller, editor. Pub. No. 94-113, 1994.

3. NIOSH Technical Guide to Industrial Respiratory Protection. N. J. Bollinger, R.H. Schutz. 1987 Phone: 800/35-NIOSH

4. Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, 4th edition. 1997. #15134-0000/W0000688. National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL 60143-3201. Phone: 800/621-7619

5. TLVs © Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances in Workroom Air Adopted by ACGIH for 1973, 1973. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists .

6. Particle Size-Selective Sampling in the Workplace. 1985. Publication 0830. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

7. Methods of Air Sampling and Analysis, 3rd edition, James P. Lodge, Jr., editor, 1988. Publication 9066. ACGIH.

8. Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice, 23rd Ed. 1998. Publication 2092. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

9. The Occupational Environment-its evaluation and control. 1997. Edited by S. R. DiNardi. # 252-BP-97. American Industrial Hygiene Association.

10. Air Sampling Instruments Handbook, 8th edition. 1995. Publication 0030. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

11. Basic Industrial Hygiene: A Training Manual, R.S. Brief. 1975. # 101-BP-75. AIHA

12. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, June 1997. Pub. No. 97-140, NIOSH.

13. ANSI Z88.2-1992, Title: Respiratory Protection. American National Standards Institute, Inc. New York, NY.

14. Industrial hygiene and noise training products from National Mine Health and Safety Academy. Phone: 304/256-3257. E-mail: Taylor.Sharon@dol.gov

15. Industrial Hygiene: Sampling for Silica and Noise, Metal and Nonmetal Specialized Training, Student Text Material, MSHA, 1999, Catalogue No: IG13a

16. Dust Control in Open Pit Mining. North Carolina Dept. of Labor, Mine and Quarry Division, 1983, Catalogue No: AV 3.

17. Industrial Hygiene for Healthier Miners. MSHA, 1987 Rev 1996, Catalogue No: SM 21

18. Industrial Hygiene for the Mining Industry. MSHA, 1986, Catalogue No: PI 12

19. Plain Talk About a Serious Problem-Silicosis. North Carolina Dept of Labor, Mine and Quarry Division, 1983, Catalogue No: VC 936.

20. Respiratory Protection Programs. MSHA, 1990, Catalogue No: VC 946.

21. Working Safely with Silica, A Guide to. DOL/NIOSH, 1998, Catalogue No: OT 33.

22. Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, 4th edition, edited by George D. Clayton & Florence E. Clayton. 1991. Wiley-Interscience 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158-0012. Phone: 800/225-5945.

23. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 9th Edition. R.J. Lewis, Sr. 1996. #324-BP-98R.AIHA

Courtesy of MSHA

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