Changes of evaluation rules of exposure to dust factors in the rock mining industry. A case study of evaluation rules in Poland.
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Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST), Poland, Poland
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Danuta Szyszka
Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST), Poland, 15 Na Grobli st., 50-421, Wroclaw, Poland
Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST), Poland, 15 Na Grobli st., 50-421, Wroclaw, Poland
Mining Science 2023;30:183-190
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The paper presents changes in provisions of the regulation concerning the maximum permissible concentration and intensity of agents harmful to health in the work environment, in force in Poland from August 2018. A new qualification of dust factors regarding rock mineral dusts has been provided for, within the range referring. Consequences of regulations changes for the rock mining industry have been indicated, in particular those resulting from introduction of a new noxious agent - respirable crystalline silica.
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