Improving Respirable Coal Dust Exposure Monitoring and Control

This paper will present the progress results of this research project commissioned by ACARP to establish the state of the art with respect to: • Current dust suppression and prevention controls and their effectiveness, • The basis for setting an exposure standard for respirable coal dust, • The current trends in exposure data and any underlying points of concern or interest, • The capacity to monitor respirable coal dust in real time – what techniques are available and what are their limitations, • Current research into reducing exposure to respirable coal dust, • Future directions for research into better control of respirable coal dust exposure.