Spanish National Silicosis Insitute - Recent Initiatives

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1 Spanish National Silicosis Insitute - Recent Initiatives EU- Israel Workshop on Issues Associated with Silica and Artificial Stone Bilbao, January 28 th, 2014 Javier Madera García Dr. in Mining Engineering Head of Technical Department I. PRESENTATION OF THE NSI TD- II. EXPERIENCE IN SILICA EXPOSURE CONTROL II.1. SURVEILLANCE STUDIES II.2. CONTROL OF DUST: TECHNICS II.3. RECENT INITIATIVES II.4.APPLICATION TO MARBLE WORKSHOPS 1

2 ASTURIAS ESPAÑA O V I E D O 2

3 (New cases estimated) INS NSI HOSPITAL Neumología General Neumología Ocupacional Laboratorio Función Pulmonar Alergia Cardiología Anatomía Patológica Medicina Preventiva Microbiología Radiología Urgencias Farmacia Library!! Technical Department Control de Labores y Ventilación Estadística Laboratorio Prevención Técnica 3

4 CONTROL OF COMPANIES Visit of companies Evaluation of legal compliance Suggestions for improvement LABORATORY Mining sample analysis Improvement of methodologies STATISTICS Data Control TECHNICAL PREVENTION Advices Formation Investigation Advice to the Authorities TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT: MAIN LINES DUST EXPOSURE AND PREVENTION IN COMPANIES TECHNICAL ISSUES EVALUATION OF COMPANIES STUDIES IN ORDER TO UPDATE LEGISLATION STATISTICAL CONTROL EDUCATION AND FORMATION ALWAYS IN RELATION WITH THE MEDICAL STAFF 4

5 COAL Other Mining Ind. Other Risks in Mining New Industries New Risks HEALTH AND SAFETY MINING OTHER SECTORS Mine Authority Labor Authority (Mining Engineer Inspectors) H&S Institutes Lung diseases reference Hygiene scientific help 5

6 NOISE VIBRATIONS EMERGENCIES AND SURVIVAL WITHOUT O 2 + ERGONOMICS STUDIES First and Reference Studies NEW LINES OF WORK 6

7 Improve dust control technics Ultrafine and nanoparticles Occupational Lung Cancer DPM Occupationa lung diseases PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL LABORATORY IR SPECTROMETER X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER INDUCED COUPLED PLASMA-MASS SPECTROMETRY OCEC HIGH LIQUID PERFORMANCE CHROMATOGRAPHY THERMAL DESORPTION-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY- MASS SPECTROMETRY 7

8 EQUIPMENT FOR STUDIES EQUIPMENT FOR TRADITIONAL MEASUREMENTS 34 pumps cyclons 8 High flow pumps + 4 PPI + 4 FSP GK Flowmeters 2 Anemometer Real Time Equipment (Particles, Ultrafine, Nano) 1 Grimm Aerosol Spectrometer 3 TSI SidePak Am SKC HazDust IV Dust Mate pro Environmental collectors (PM10, PM2,5) Fit Test 1 TSI Porta Count Pro Technical Laboratory Calm Air Dust Chamber Horizontal Wind Tunnel Beckman Coulter LS CFD Software 8

9 INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE ACSH SWP Mining, European Commission EU Latin America Dialogue on RM HSA (Peru) Agreement ISP (Chile) Agreement HS Israel Collaboration SURVEYED WORKERS 1000 VISITED COMPANIES 1000 PAPERS (Congress, Technical Meetings ) DUST SAMPLES ANALYZED 9

10 I. PRESENTATION OF THE NSI TD- II. EXPERIENCE IN SILICA EXPOSURE CONTROL II.1. SURVEILLANCE STUDIES II.2. CONTROL OF DUST: TECHNICS II.3. RECENT INITIATIVES II.4.APPLICATION TO MARBLE WORKSHOPS I. PRESENTATION OF THE NSI TD- II. EXPERIENCE IN SILICA EXPOSURE CONTROL II.1. SURVEILLANCE STUDIES II.2. CONTROL OF DUST: TECHNICS II.3. RECENT INITIATIVES II.4.APPLICATION TO MARBLE WORKSHOPS 10

11 TECHNICAL ISSUES Spanish Administration Agreements with companies / associations CECA Projects WATER INJECTION IN COAL IMPROVEMENT OF VENTILATION DUST CONTROL IN SHEARERS DUST CONTROL IN SUBLEVEL MINING AUTOMATIC HUMIDIFICATION FOR MINERAL DUST CONTROL IN SECUNDARY VENTILATION NEBULIZERS, DUST COLLECTION I. PRESENTATION OF THE NSI TD- II. EXPERIENCE IN SILICA EXPOSURE CONTROL II.1. SURVEILLANCE STUDIES II.2. CONTROL OF DUST: TECHNICS II.3. RECENT INITIATIVES II.4.APPLICATION TO MARBLE WORKSHOPS 11

12 Real time measurers for total dust and granulometry Concentration + Ventilation studies / Maps CFD applied to ventilation Approach to the exposure measurements incertitud Imaginative approach to education: Fit Test and Video MAPS 12

13 I. PRESENTATION OF THE NSI TD- II. EXPERIENCE IN SILICA EXPOSURE CONTROL II.1. SURVEILLANCE STUDIES II.2. CONTROL OF DUST: TECHNICS II.3. RECENT INITIATIVES II.4.APPLICATION TO MARBLE WORKSHOPS >TLV SiO2 JOB % CNC 0 INSTALLATOR 33 CUTTING 11 RESPONSIBLE 21 MULTITASK 32 OFFICE 0 POLISHING 45 FINISHING 36 TOTAL 27 13

14 FdP Catalonia AGREEMENT Target: SiO2 exposure controlled 1st Step: Technical improvements 2nd Step: Warrant of Control 14

15 0,500 Evolución Sílice Marmolerías EVOLUTION OF SILICA EXPOSURE (MEAN) C o n ce n t r ació n m e d ia (m g / m 3 ) 0,400 0,300 0,200 0,100 0, ANTES INS BEFORE DESPUES AFTERINS Marmolería 15