Guide to the Prevention and Suppression of Dust
in Mining, Tunnelling, and Quarrying
International Labour Office
Printed in Geneva, 1965
Approx. 7" x 5", 421 pages.

ASBESTOS REFERENCE: 

"Asbestos is one of the most dangerous of the minerals whose dust give rise to pneumoconiosis. The specific name given in this case is asbestosis, which is a chronic disease resembling silicosis in some respects."

Contents include:
Dust and Dust Diseases
Water Supply
The Application of Water for Preventing and Suppressing Dust
Ventilation
Extraction and Filtration of Dust Underground
Roof Control and Support of Workings
Drilling
Shotfiring or Blasting
Coal Getting
Transport of Mineral and Rock
Travelling on Underground Roadways
Preparation Plants, Workshops, and Other Surface Installations
Tunnelling Operations
Some Special Dust Problems
Personal Protective Equipment (Respirators)
Airborne Dust Sampling, Measurement and Analysis
Education and Training

Some of the surface installations discussed...
Coal Preparation Plants - Tipplers, Screens, Sorting and Picking Belts, Crusher Plant, Transport Equipment, Conveyors, Bunkers
Metallurgical Treatment Plants - Rock-Crushing Plant, Belt Conveyors, Bins (bunkers), Screens, etc.
Mine Workshops - Drill-Sharpening Shops, Blacksmiths and Boilermakers' Shops, Welding Shops, Electrical Workshops, Repairs to Tube Mills


CONDITION: Good. Ex-library with stamps, stickers, and library marks.  Otherwise, pages are mostly clean and unmarked. Binding is good.