General Mining and Worker Health Information
Canadian Websites
American Websites
American Industrial Hygiene Association
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
International Websites
Asbestos
NIOSH Analytical Method 7400: ASBESTOS and OTHER FIBERS by PCM (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 7402: ASBESTOS by TEM (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 9000: ASBESTOS, CHRYSOTILE by XRD (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 9002: ASBESTOS (bulk) by PLM (PDF)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-160: ASBESTOS IN AIR
OSHA Analytical Method ID-191: POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY OF ASBESTOS
Safe Work Practices for Handling Asbestos (WorkSafeBC PDF)
Diesel Exhaust
NIOSH Analytical Method 5040: DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER (as Elemental Carbon) (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 5506: POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS by HPLC (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6004: SULFUR DIOXIDE (PDF)
OSHA Analytical Method 58: COAL TAR PITCH VOLATILES (CTPV) COKE OVEN EMISSIONS (COE) SELECTED POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHs)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-104: SULFUR DIOXIDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (BUBBLER)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-200: SULFUR DIOXIDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED BEADED CARBON)
Dust
NIOSH Analytical Method 0600: PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE REGULATED, RESPIRABLE (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 7500: SILICA, CRYSTALLINE by XRD (filter redisposition) (PDF)
NIOSH Analystical Method 7602: SILICA, CRYSTALLINE by IR (KBr pellet) (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 7603: QUARTZ in coal mine dust by IR (redisposition) (PDF)
NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Topic: Dusts
OSHA Analytical Method ID-142: QUARTZ AND CRISTOBALITE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES
Ergonomics
Please see MSD Prevention
Exposure Limits
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists TLV/BEI Resources
NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (REL) (Please Note: REL information is included within each individual subject listing)
OSHA Permissable Exposure Limits
WorkSafeBC Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
Gases and Vapours
NIOSH Analytical Method 1300: KETONES I (Acetone) (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 1501: HYRDROCARBONS, AROMATIC (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 2016: FORMALDEHYDE (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 2541: FORMALDEHYDE by GC (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 2549: VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (SCREENING) (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 4000: TOLUENE (diffusive sampler) (PDF) Also see 2549 above.
NIOSH Analytical Method 5700: FORMALDEHYDE ON DUST (TEXTILE OR WOOD) (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6011: CHLORINE (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6013: HYDROGEN SULFIDE (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6014: NITRIC OXIDE and NITROGEN DIOXIDE (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6015: AMMONIA (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6600: NITROUS OXIDE (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6601: OXYGEN (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6603: CARBON DIOXIDE (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 6604: CARBON MONOXIDE (PDF)
NIOSH Analytical Method 7903: ACIDS, INORGANIC (PDF)
OSHA Analytical Method 52: ACROLEIN AND/OR FORMALDEHYDE
OSHA Analytical Method 69: ACETONE
OSHA Analytical Method ID-101: CHLORINE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES
OSHA Analytical Method ID-141: HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES
OSHA Analytical Method ID-166: NITROUS OXIDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (PASSIVE MONITOR)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-172: CARBON DIOXIDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES
OSHA Analytical Method ID-182: NITROGEN DIOXIDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (ION CHROMATOGRAPHY)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-188: AMMONIA IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES - SOLID SORBENT
OSHA Analytical Method ID-205: FORMALDEHYDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (3M MODEL 3721 MONITOR)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-209: CARBON MONOXIDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (DIRECT-READING MONITOR)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-210: CARBON MONOXIDE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES
OSHA Analytical Method ID-214: OZONE IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (IMPREGNATED GLASS FIBER FILTER)
OSHA Analytical Method 111: TOLUENE
Heat and Cold Stress
OSHA: Protecting Workers in Cold Environments
OSHA: Protecting Workers in Hot Environments
MSD Prevention
Resources
Managing the Ageing Workforce: Issues and Opportunities for the Queensland Coal Mining Industry
NIOSH: Ergonomics Downloadable Mining Publications
NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Topic: Ergonomics
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Ergonomics
Using Ergonomics to Enhance Safe Production at a Surface Coal Mine: A Case Study with Powder Crews
WorkSafeBC Ergonomics Site
Evaluation
WorkSafeBC Push/Pull/Carry Calculator
Noise
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Noise and Hearing Conservation
WorkSafeBC: Hearing Loss Prevention
Sampling Strategy and Monitoring
A Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational Exposures, Second Edition (AIHA publication)
CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories
NIOSH Occupational Exposure Sampling Manual (Please Note: This Manual was originally published in 1977, but it still contains some good information. The web page was last updated in 1998.)
OSHA Index of Sampling and Analytical Methods
SKC Inc. (sampling equipment purchasing; local distributor = Integra Environmental Inc.)
Statistics
MSHA Fact Sheets
NIOSH Mining Fact Sheets
Welding Fumes
NIOSH Analytical Method 7300: ELEMENTS by ICP (Nitric/Perchloric Acid Ashing) (PDF)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-121: METAL & METALLOID PARTICULATES IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (ATOMIC ABSORPTION)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-125G: METAL AND METALLOID PARTICULATES IN WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES (ICP ANALYSIS)
OSHA Analytical Method ID-206: ICP ANALYSIS OF METAL/METALLOID PARTICULATES FROM SOLDER OPERATIONS
Last Updated September 28, 2006
