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Respirable
Crystalline Silica
It’s not just at the
coal face
 NSW coal mines airborne dust monitoring
 Respirable crystalline silica – it’s not just at the coal face.
Electricians in the NSW coal industry
o a snapshot of the data.
o what the data is telling us.
 Dust education – the key to making smart choices at work.
o what is airborne dust
o inhaling dust into our airways.
 Standards
 Respiratory PPE
Content
Exposure Monitoring Requirements
 NSW Work Health & Safety (Mines & Petroleum sites)
Regulation 2014
 Coal Industry Act 2001
 Order 42 – Airborne dust monitoring
Enforcement
 NSW Resources Regulator
 Industry Safety & Health representatives
Review and Oversight
 Standing Dust Committee
 Order 40 – Longwall dust abatement
NSW Coal Mines
Airborne Dust
Monitoring
A unique
regulatory
approach with
oversight
Coal Services Airborne Dust
Monitoring – Electricians
Year Respirable Dust Respirable Quartz Inhalable Dust Total
2012 121 29 71 221
2013 119 11 61 191
2014 132 14 77 223
2015 99 24 63 186
2016 92 10 60 162
2017 112 45 56 213
2018 YTD 55 40 27 122
Airborne Dust Exceedance
Rates – Electricians
Airborne Dust Exceedance
Locations – Electricians
Airborne Dust Exceedances
PPE Use – Electricians
 What is airborne dust?
 Respirable dust
 Inhalable dust
Dust Education
The key to making
smart choices at
work
Respirable dust
 <5 micron diameter
 Enter alveoli in the lungs
 Naked eye can only see >10 micron
Inhalable dust
 <100 micron diameter
 Enter mouth, nose, upper respiratory tract
 Visible dust
What is airborne
dust?
One micron is 0.001mm
Particle size
 The lungs can be divided into conducting airways and gas
exchanging airways.
 There are mechanisms to protect all of the airways from
inhaled particles.
 Particle size is important in penetration and deposition.
 Serious diseases can result from the retention of hazardous
dusts.
Airways and dust
Respirable dust
 Some types of rock dust contain a lot of quartz, a form of
crystalline silica
This type of dust is much more
likely to be harmful to your
health than coal dust
Silicosis
 Crystalline Silica is more irritating to lung tissue because of its
chemical nature.
Silicosis
Respirable dust
Airborne Dust Exceedance
Rates – Electricians
Airborne Dust Exceedances
PPE Use – Electricians
 Identify all areas and tasks of potential dust exposure
 Do we have adequate controls in place to minimize that
risk to an acceptable standard.
 Controlling dust at the source.
 “I can’t see any dust so there is none here” –
Complacency is the enemy!
 Safety interactions
 Unless you measure, you don’t know.
The standards
you are prepared
to accept
“Control the
Controllables”
 In most mining situations, a P1 respirator should provide
adequate protection from exposure to coal dust and
silica, provided they are used correctly.
Respiratory
protection
“And always remember:
What’s on your face you
can wash off,
but what’s on your lungs
you can’t.
So be safe, and take
care of yourself.”
Occupational lung
diseases
are
100%
preventable

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EESS 2018 Day 1 - Mark Shepherd

  • 2.  NSW coal mines airborne dust monitoring  Respirable crystalline silica – it’s not just at the coal face. Electricians in the NSW coal industry o a snapshot of the data. o what the data is telling us.  Dust education – the key to making smart choices at work. o what is airborne dust o inhaling dust into our airways.  Standards  Respiratory PPE Content
  • 3. Exposure Monitoring Requirements  NSW Work Health & Safety (Mines & Petroleum sites) Regulation 2014  Coal Industry Act 2001  Order 42 – Airborne dust monitoring Enforcement  NSW Resources Regulator  Industry Safety & Health representatives Review and Oversight  Standing Dust Committee  Order 40 – Longwall dust abatement NSW Coal Mines Airborne Dust Monitoring A unique regulatory approach with oversight
  • 4. Coal Services Airborne Dust Monitoring – Electricians Year Respirable Dust Respirable Quartz Inhalable Dust Total 2012 121 29 71 221 2013 119 11 61 191 2014 132 14 77 223 2015 99 24 63 186 2016 92 10 60 162 2017 112 45 56 213 2018 YTD 55 40 27 122
  • 7. Airborne Dust Exceedances PPE Use – Electricians
  • 8.  What is airborne dust?  Respirable dust  Inhalable dust Dust Education The key to making smart choices at work
  • 9. Respirable dust  <5 micron diameter  Enter alveoli in the lungs  Naked eye can only see >10 micron Inhalable dust  <100 micron diameter  Enter mouth, nose, upper respiratory tract  Visible dust What is airborne dust?
  • 10. One micron is 0.001mm Particle size
  • 11.  The lungs can be divided into conducting airways and gas exchanging airways.  There are mechanisms to protect all of the airways from inhaled particles.  Particle size is important in penetration and deposition.  Serious diseases can result from the retention of hazardous dusts. Airways and dust
  • 13.  Some types of rock dust contain a lot of quartz, a form of crystalline silica This type of dust is much more likely to be harmful to your health than coal dust Silicosis
  • 14.  Crystalline Silica is more irritating to lung tissue because of its chemical nature. Silicosis
  • 16. Airborne Dust Exceedance Rates – Electricians
  • 17. Airborne Dust Exceedances PPE Use – Electricians
  • 18.  Identify all areas and tasks of potential dust exposure  Do we have adequate controls in place to minimize that risk to an acceptable standard.  Controlling dust at the source.  “I can’t see any dust so there is none here” – Complacency is the enemy!  Safety interactions  Unless you measure, you don’t know. The standards you are prepared to accept “Control the Controllables”
  • 19.  In most mining situations, a P1 respirator should provide adequate protection from exposure to coal dust and silica, provided they are used correctly. Respiratory protection
  • 20. “And always remember: What’s on your face you can wash off, but what’s on your lungs you can’t. So be safe, and take care of yourself.” Occupational lung diseases are 100% preventable