Addressing Silica: Using Real-Time Respirable Dust Monitors to Address the Silica Health Hazard in Mining.

The article focuses on the use of real-time respirable dust monitors to address the silica health hazard in mining. Topics cited include the difference between an average concentration detected by the real-time monitor and the true concentration value as determined from a gravimetric sample, a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on the performance of light scattering monitors, and calibration of real-time dust monitors at the factory via a standardized test dust.