Preventing workplace lung diseases through dust control systems in mining

Dust is a major health hazard in mining and other work environments. Dust control systems in mines can prevent dust related diseases like black lung, silicosis and .



Ventilation systems, water sprayers and dust collection devices like scrubbers are part of dust control systems.

If dust control doesn't work at the workplace,



repiration, protection systems are used to prevent repiratory disease. Visible and invisible silica dust. As we move well into the 21st century, and due to improvements in industrial hygiene practices and dust control measures, we will probably be seeing less of the traditional pneumoconioses in the industrialized countries. We will, however, start seeing more of the immunologically mediated disorders related to more modern technologies, such as hard metal diseases and chronic beryllium disease.