BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION

Determining Sampling Strategy

Whom to Sample
    Maximum Risk Miner
    Table 1. Prioritization of Sampling

Where to Sample

How to Sample
   Personal Exposure vs. Area Samples
   Number and Duration of Samples

What to Sample For and Why

MINERAL DUSTS
                       Figure 1. Human Respiratory System; Health Effects;
                       Evaluating the Hazard

MISTS AND ELEMENTAL DUSTS
   Sources of Mists and Elemental Dusts:
   Health Effects; Evaluating the Hazard; Sampling Strategy

FUMES
   Health Effects; Sources of Fumes; Gases Associated with Fume Generation;
   Evaluating the Hazard; Sampling Strategy; Controlling the Hazard

ASBESTOS AND MINERAL FIBERS
   Sources of Asbestos and Mineral Fibers; Health Effects

MISCELLANEOUS GASES AND VAPORS
   Health Effects from Overexposure; Sources of Exposures; Control of Gas
   and Vapor Exposures